Let x be a random variable that represents the percentage of successful free throws a professional basketball player makes in a season. Let y be a random variable that represents the percentage of successful field goals a professional basketball player makes in a season. A random sample of n = 6 professional basketball players gave the following information.   x 67 70 69 81 65 86 y 51 54 45 56 50 49 Given that ∑x = 438, ∑y = 305, ∑x2 = 32,332, ∑y2 = 15,579, ∑xy = 22,302, and r = 0.226, find the P-value for a test claiming that ρ is greater than zero.   0.25 >  P-value  > 0.10   0.10 >  P-value  > 0.05   0.40 >  P-value  > 0.25   P-value  < 0.0005   P-value  > 0.40

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Let x be a random variable that represents the percentage of successful free throws a professional basketball player makes in a season. Let y be a random variable that represents the percentage of successful field goals a professional basketball player makes in a season. A random sample of n = 6 professional basketball players gave the following information.
 

x

67

70

69

81

65

86

y

51

54

45

56

50

49


Given that ∑x = 438, ∑y = 305, ∑x2 = 32,332, ∑y2 = 15,579, ∑xy = 22,302, and r = 0.226, find the P-value for a test claiming that ρ is greater than zero.

 

0.25 >  P-value  > 0.10

 

0.10 >  P-value  > 0.05

 

0.40 >  P-value  > 0.25

 

P-value  < 0.0005

 

P-value  > 0.40X

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Given that ∑x = 438, ∑y = 305, ∑x2 = 32,332, ∑y2 = 15,579, ∑xy = 22,302, and r = 0.226.

Hypothesis:

H0:ρ=0

H1:ρ>0

 

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