Game Show Winnings & Education

question 92

Essay

Game Show Winnings & Education
An ardent fan of television game shows has observed that,in general,the more educated the contestant,the less money he or she wins.To test her belief she gathers data about the last eight winners of her favorite game show.She records their winnings in dollars and the number of years of education.The results are as follows. ​ ​
-{Game Show Winnings & Education Narrative} Conduct a test of the population coefficient of correlation to determine at the 5% significance level whether a negative linear relationship exists between years of education and TV game shows' winnings.

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Definitions:

Angst

A profound and deep-seated feeling of anxiety or dread often associated with the human condition or the state of the world in general.

Thrown-ness

A concept in existential philosophy, particularly associated with Martin Heidegger, referring to the arbitrary circumstances into which a person is born and finds themselves.

Thrown-ness

A term from existential philosophy describing humans' individual existences as being 'thrown' into the world without choice.

Existential Location

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