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

Question 13.45

gardasilreg

45. Gardasil Shots and Age. The accompanying table shows a random sample of 10 patients from the Chapter 5 Case Study data set, Gardasil, including the age of the patient and the number of shots taken by the patient .

Age Shots
13 3
21 3
16 3
17 2
17 3
18 1
25 2
15 3
12 1
16 1

13.1.45

: No linear relationship exists between age and shots.

: A linear relationship exists between age and shots.

Reject if the -value . . .

The is not , so we do not reject . insufficient evidence exists, at level of significance , for a linear relationship between a patient's age and the number of shots taken by the patient.