Data Were Obtained in a Study of the Oxygen Uptake

question 68

Multiple Choice

Data were obtained in a study of the oxygen uptake of 31 middle-aged-males and females while exercising.The researchers were interested in the use of a variety of variables as predictors of Oxygen Uptake.The variables that were measured on the subjects were Age,Weight,the time taken to run a specified distance (Runtime) ,pulse rate at the end of the run (RunPulse) ,their resting pulse rate (RstPulse) ,and their maximum pulse rate during the run (MaxPulse) .The following table from a computer analysis of the data is provided (with some entries deleted and replaced by _**) . Under H₀: against H_a: to test the significance of the variable Weight,what are the values of the test statistic and the P-value of the test?

• A)t = 1.36 and the P-value is between 0.1 and 0.2.
• B)t = -1.36 and the P-value is between 0.05 and 0.1.
• C)t = -1.36 and the P-value is between 0.1 and 0.2.
• D)t = -1.36 and the P-value is greater than 0.2.
• E)t = 1.36;and the P-value is between 0.05 and 0.1.

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