The Gas Mileages (In Miles Per Gallon, Mpg) and Weights

question 4

Essay

The gas mileages (in miles per gallon, mpg) and weights (in pounds) were recorded for six makes of cars.The values had a correlation of -0.542, indicating that gas mileage decreases with increasing car weight.Describe how you would use a randomization test to estimate a p-value for the correlation value.

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