TABLE 14-19 The Marketing Manager for a Nationally Franchised Lawn Service Company

question 284

Short Answer

TABLE 14-19
The marketing manager for a nationally franchised lawn service company would like to study the characteristics that differentiate home owners who do and do not have a lawn service. A random sample of 30 home owners located in a suburban area near a large city was selected; 15 did not have a lawn service (code 0) and 15 had a lawn service (code 1). Additional information available concerning these 30 home owners includes family income (Income, in thousands of dollars), lawn size (Lawn Size, in thousands of square feet), attitude toward outdoor recreational activities (Atitude 0 = unfavorable, 1 = favorable), number of teenagers in the household (Teenager), and age of the head of the household (Age).
The Minitab output is given below:
-Referring to Table 14-19, what should be the decision ('reject' or 'do not reject') on the null hypothesis when testing whether LawnSize makes a significant contribution to the model in the presence of the other independent variables at a 0.05 level of significance?

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Definitions:

Liability

Refers to the state of being legally responsible for something, such as a debt or obligation.

Agent

An individual or entity authorized to act on behalf of another, typically in a business or legal capacity, entering into agreements or making decisions.

Fiduciary Duties

Obligations one party has to act in the best interest of another party, such as a trustee towards a beneficiary.

General Partner

A type of ownership in a partnership where the general partner is responsible for the management of the partnership and is personally liable for its debts.