Applicants for a Particular Job,which Involves Extensive Travel in Spanish-Speaking

question 35

Multiple Choice

Applicants for a particular job,which involves extensive travel in Spanish-speaking countries,must take a proficiency test in Spanish.The sample data were obtained in a study of the relationship between the numbers of years applicants have studied Spanish and their score on the test.Use the regression analysis given below to find a 99% confidence interval for the slope of the regression line.
Dependent variable is: Score
R-squared = 83.0%
S = 5.65138 with 10 - 2 = 8 degrees of freedom

• A)(5.23,16.57)
• B)(5.05,16.76)
• C)(9.16,12.65)
• D)(6.88,14.93)
• E)(25.70,37.40)

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