The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 26 - Inference for Regression - Chapter 26 Exercises - Page 640: 26.34a

Answer

$H_{0}: Mean = 0$ $H_{a}: Mean < 0$ Using Minitab for given data, we have: r = -0.864, P = 0.012 Since P < 0.05, we will reject the Null Hypothesis. Hence we have strong evidence that there is negative correlation between Coral Growth and SST.

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