The Table Below Lists the Verbal and Math SAT Scores $$\alpha$$

question 54

Essay

The table below lists the verbal and math SAT scores of 35 students selected at random. Test the claim of no
correlation between verbal and math SAT scores. Use $$\alpha$$ = 0.05. $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l | c c c c c c c c c c } \text { Verbal } & 295 & 380 & 385 & 290 & 370 & 400 & 300 & 350 & 420 & 310 \\\hline \text { Math } & 380 & 450 & 475 & 410 & 460 & 45 & 510 & 430 & 300 & 310\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l l l l l } \text { Verbal } & 295 & 340 & 410 & 520 & 360 & 400 & 660 & 530 & 700 & 610 \\\hline \text { Math } & 440 & 500 & 400 & 480 & 410 & 380 & 500 & 540 & 580 & 620\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l l l l l } \text { Verbal } & 290 & 470 & 510 & 380 & 390 & 550 & 420 & 430 & 330 & 370 \\\hline \text { Math } & 380 & 480 & 490 & 510 & 440 & 560 & 440 & 500 & 410 & 300\end{array}\\\\\begin{array} { l | l l l l l } \text { Verbal } & 430 & 390 & 530 & 380 & 390 \\\hline \text { Math } & 430 & 410 & 560 & 400 & 360\end{array}\end{array}$$

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