Chapter 12, Problem T12.6SPT

To determine

To find out which of the following is a correct interpretation of this result.

Answer to Problem T12.6SPT

Option (d) is the correct option.

Explanation of Solution

It is given that the good putting is more important than long driving for shooting low scores and hence winning money. To see if this is the case, then the random sample of players are selected for examining. They have assumed that the inference conditions about the slope are met and the data is calculated by the computer output is given in the question. Suppose the researcher test the hypothesis. The P-value of the test statistic is $0.0087$ . Thus, it is given that

  $\begin{array}{l}{H}_0:\beta =0\\ H_1:\beta <0\end{array}$

The P-value is the probability of obtaining the value of the test statistic or a value more extreme, if the null hypothesis is true. The statement refers to a population and not a sample.

Thus, the option (d) is the correct option.