For Exercises 39–46, assume the regression requirements are met. Test for the linear relationship between and , using level of significance .

Question 13.43

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43. Darts and the Dow Jones. The following table contains a random sample of eight days from the Chapter 3 Case Study data set, indicating the stock market gain or loss for the portfolio chosen by the random darts , as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain or loss for that day .

Darts DJIA
−27.4 −12.8
18.7 9.3
42.2 8
−16.3 −8.5
11.2 15.8
28.5 10.6
1.8 11.5
16.9 −5.3

13.1.43

: No linear relationship exists between DJIA and darts.

: A linear relationship exists between DJIA and darts.

Reject if the -value . . -value .

The is not ≤ , so we do not reject . Insufficient evidence exists, at level of significance , for a linear relationship between DJIA and darts.