An Ardent Fan of Television Game Shows Has Observed That

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Essay

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 favourite game show. She records their winnings in dollars and their years of education. The results are as follows. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Contestant } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Years of } \\\text { education }\end{array} & \text { Winnings } \\\hline 1 & 11 & 750 \\\hline 2 & 15 & 400 \\\hline 3 & 12 & 600 \\\hline 4 & 16 & 350 \\\hline 5 & 11 & 800 \\\hline 6 & 16 & 300 \\\hline 7 & 13 & 650 \\\hline 8 & 14 & 400 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Compute the standardised residuals.

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Definitions:

Igneous Feature

A geological structure formed from the solidification of molten rock material, either below (intrusive) or on (extrusive) the Earth's surface.

Batholith

a large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep beneath the Earth's surface.

Deep Batholithic Rocks

Large masses of intrusive igneous rock, originating deep within the Earth's crust, that have solidified from magma over millions of years.

Continent-Continent Collision

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