SCENARIO 13-8 It Is Believed That GPA (Grade Point Average

question 53

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 13-8 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 Excel output for predicting GPA using ACT scores based a data set of 8 randomly chosen students from a Big-Ten university.
-Referring to Scenario 13-8, the value of the measured (observed) test statistic of the F-test for

• A)may be negative.
• B)is always positive.
• C)is always negative.
• D)has the same sign as the corresponding t test statistic.

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