Pennsylvania Refining Company is studying the relationship between the pump price of gasoline and the number of gallons sold. For a sample of 16 stations last Tuesday, the correlation was 0.57.
State the decision rule for 0.050 significance level. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
Compute the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
Can we conclude that the correlation in the population is greater than zero? Use the 0.050 significance level.
Given : Sample size=n=16
Sample correlation=r=0.57
Significance level=
Claim : the correlation in the population is greater than zero
Hypothesis : VS
1) Critical value : ; From t-table
Decision rule : If ; then reject the null hypothesis , accept otherwise
2) The test statistic is ,
3) Decision : Here ,
Therefore , reject the null hypothesis
Conclusion : Hence , there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the correlation in the population is greater than zero.
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