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   "text": "Because the distribution in this sample is heteroscedastic, treating each data point equally would allocate inappropriate weight to data points in the distribution, which is why the author used robust and weighted regression specifications.",
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   "text": "Weighted least squares regression depends on estimated weights, and contrary to the theory behind the method the exact weights are almost never determinable in real applications such as this study.",
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