Exhibit 13-5
Below You Are Given a Partial Minitab Output $\beta$

question 145

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 13-5
Below you are given a partial Minitab output based on a sample of 25 observations.

-Refer to Exhibit 13-5. We want to test whether the parameter $\beta$ ₁ is significant. The test statistic equals

• A)0.357
• B)2.8
• C)14
• D)1.96

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Definitions:

Basidiomycota

A large division of fungi, commonly known as club fungi, that includes mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, and shelf fungi, characterized by producing spores on basidia.

Karyogamy

The final phase of the sexual cycle of fungi and algae, where the nuclei of two mating types or gametes fuse together to form a zygote.

Basidium

A microscopic, spore-producing structure found on the gills under the cap of a mushroom, characteristic of Basidiomycota fungi.

Mushrooms

Fungi that produce a fruiting body above or on the surface of soil, commonly edible and known for their variety in form and biological properties.