Use the Following Results Obtained from a Simple Linear Regression

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Short Answer

Use the following results obtained from a simple linear regression analysis with 12 observations. = 37.2895 − (1.2024)X
r² = .6744s_b = .2934
Test to determine if there is a significant negative relationship between the independent and dependent variables at α = .05. Give the test statistic and the resulting conclusion.

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