When stating hypothesis in matrix formulation, as H0: $C\hat\beta=h$, $SSE(reduced)-SSE(full)$ can be expressed as:
$$(C\hat \beta - h)'(C(X'X)^{-1}C)^{-1}(C\hat \beta - h) $$
How is this result derived? It looks very weird considering it has no Y in it.
Here is my failed attempt:
$$SSE(red)-SSE(full) = (Y'Y-\hat\beta'_rX'Y)-(Y'Y-\hat\beta'_fX'Y) $$ $$=(\hat\beta'_f-\hat\beta'_r)X'Y$$
Explanation of the symbols:
$\hat\beta$ = the vector for the parameter estimates for full model. (I also denote this as index f and reduced as r).
$C$= the matrix that constrains the estimates.
$h$= vector of the values the estimates are constrained to.
$X$= the matrix of the independent variables (values in rows, variables in columns).
$SSE$= Sum square error (red = for reduced model, full = for full model).