TABLE 12-8 It Is Believed That GPA (Grade Point Average, Based on Based

question 93

Multiple Choice

TABLE 12-8
It is believed that GPA (grade point average, based on a four-point scale) should have a positive linear relationship with ACT scores. Given below is the Microsoft Excel output for predicting GPA using ACT scores based a data set of eight randomly chosen students from a Big Ten university.

-Referring to Table 12-8, the value of the measured test statistic to test whether there is any linear relationship between GPA and ACT scores is _______.

• A) 0.0356
• B) 0.1021
• C) 0.7598
• D) 2.8633

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