Question

We are interested in studying the linear relationship between someone's age and how much they spend on travel. The following data is provided:

Amount Spent on Travel	Age
850	39
997	43
993	50
649	59
1265	25
680	38

Find the test statistic for testing is b1 is significant or not.

	a.	1.70
	b.	4.38
	c.	-1.70
	d.	-7.59

Answer 1

The statistical software output for this problem is:

Hence,

Test statistic = -1.70

Option C is correct.