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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {[@var{pval}, @var{f}, @var{df_num}, @var{df_den}] =} f_test_regression (@var{y}, @var{x}, @var{rr}, @var{r})
## Perform an F test for the null hypothesis rr * b = r in a classical
## normal regression model y = X * b + e.
##
## Under the null, the test statistic @var{f} follows an F distribution
## with @var{df_num} and @var{df_den} degrees of freedom.
##
## The p-value (1 minus the CDF of this distribution at @var{f}) is
## returned in @var{pval}.
##
## If not given explicitly, @var{r} = 0.
##
## If no output argument is given, the p-value is displayed.
## @end deftypefn

## Author: KH <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
## Description: Test linear hypotheses in linear regression model

function [pval, f, df_num, df_den] = f_test_regression (y, X, R, r)

  if (nargin < 3 || nargin > 4)
    usage ("[pval, f, df_num, df_den] = f_test_regression (y, X, R, r)");
  endif

  [T, k] = size (X);
  if (! (isvector (y) && (length (y) == T)))
    error ("f_test_regression: y must be a vector of length rows (X)");
  endif
  y = reshape (y, T, 1);

  [q, c_R ] = size (R);
  if (c_R != k)
    error ("f_test_regression: R must have as many columns as X");
  endif

  if (nargin == 4)
    s_r = size (r);
    if ((min (s_r) != 1) || (max (s_r) != q))
      error ("f_test_regression: r must be a vector of length rows (R)");
    endif
    r = reshape (r, q, 1);
  else
    r = zeros (q, 1);
  endif

  df_num = q;
  df_den = T - k;

  [b, v] = ols (y, X);
  diff   = R * b - r;
  f      = diff' * inv (R * inv (X' * X) * R') * diff / (q * v);
  pval  = 1 - f_cdf (f, df_num, df_den);

  if (nargout == 0)
    printf ("  pval: %g\n", pval);
  endif

endfunction