THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
The data below are for the number of unemployed persons (in millions)and the federal unemployment insurance payments (in billions of dollars)for the years 1978-1985.Some economists state that these two variables are positively related.


-Explain how to use the 95% confidence interval for the slope of the population regression line to test the null hypothesis that the population slope is zero.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without the need for prior learning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned through association with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

An originally neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Response

An unconditioned response is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus, which does not require prior learning to occur.