A Statistician Investigating the Relationship Between the Amount of Precipitation

question 103

Essay

A statistician investigating the relationship between the amount of precipitation (in inches) and the number of car accidents gathered data for 10 randomly selected days. The results are presented below. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Day } & \text { Precipitation } & \text { Number of accidents } \\\hline 1 & 0.05 & 5 \\\hline 2 & 0.12 & 6 \\\hline 3 & 0.05 & 2 \\\hline 4 & 0.08 & 4 \\\hline 5 & 0.10 & 8 \\\hline 6 & 0.35 & 14 \\\hline 7 & 0.15 & 7 \\\hline 8 & 0.30 & 13 \\\hline 9 & 0.10 & 7 \\\hline 10 & 0.20 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Calculate the Spearman rank correlation coefficient, and test to determine at the 5% significance level whether we can infer that a linear relationship exists between the number of accidents and the amount of precipitation.

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Definitions:

Carrying Value

The recorded cost of an asset in a company's books after adjusting for depreciation, amortization, or impairment costs.

Retirement

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Gain or Loss

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Par Value

The nominal or face value of a bond, stock, or coupon as stated by the issuer, which is typically not related to its market value.