Car Speed and Gas Mileage an Economist Wanted to Analyze

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Essay

Car Speed and Gas Mileage An economist wanted to analyze the relationship between the speed of a car ( x )and its gas mileage ( y ). As an experiment a car is operated at several different speeds and for each speed the gas mileage is measured. These data are shown below. {Car Speed and Gas Mileage Narrative} Does this data provide sufficient evidence at the 5% significance level to infer that a linear relationship exists between speed and gas mileage?

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