TABLE 15-3 a Chemist Employed by a Pharmaceutical Firm Has Developed a Developed

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TABLE 15-3
A chemist employed by a pharmaceutical firm has developed a muscle relaxant. She took a sample of 14 people suffering from extreme muscle constriction. She gave each a vial containing a dose (X) of the drug and recorded the time to relief (Y) measured in seconds for each. She fit a "centered" curvilinear model to this data. The results obtained by Microsoft Excel follow, where the dose (X) given has been "centered."

-Referring to Table 15-3, suppose the chemist decides to use an F test to determine if there is a significant curvilinear relationship between time and dose. The p-value of the test is ________.

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Peak Demand

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Marginal Subcontracting Cost

The additional cost incurred for each unit or batch of production or service delivery that is outsourced to a subcontractor.

Layoff Cost

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