Theatre Revenues A Financier Whose Specialty Is Investing in Stage Productions Has

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Essay

Theatre Revenues
A financier whose specialty is investing in stage productions has observed that,in general,movies with "big-name" stars seem to generate more revenue than those plays whose stars are less well known.To examine his belief he records the gross revenue and the payment (in $ millions)given to the two highest-paid performers in the play for ten recently staged plays. ​ ​
-{Theatre Revenues Narrative} Determine the least squares regression line.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistical testing that proposes there is no significance difference or effect and that any observed difference is due to chance.

P-value

The probability of observing the tested result, or one more extreme, if the null hypothesis is true.

α

Typically represents the level of significance in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Type I Error

The statistical mistake of rejecting a null hypothesis when it is actually true, also known as a "false positive".