Recently, an Automobile Insurance Company Performed a Study of a Random

question 103

Multiple Choice

Recently, an automobile insurance company performed a study of a random sample of 15 of its customers to determine if there is a positive relationship between the number of miles driven and the age of the driver. The sample correlation coefficient is r = .38. Given this information, which of the following is appropriate critical value for testing the null hypothesis at an alpha = .05 level?

• A) t = 2.6104
• B) t = 1.7613
• C) t = 1.7531
• D) t = 1.7709

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