Question 14.196

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25. Hot and Cold in California. The following table contains a random sample of 13 cities in California, along with the average number of heating degree-days and cooling degree-days for each city. Test whether a rank correlation exists between heating degree-days and cooling degree-days, using level of significance .

California city Heating
degree-days
Cooling
degree-days
Arcadia 1295 1575
Burlingame 2720 184
Simi Valley 1822 1485
Azusa 1727 1191
Palo Alto 2584 452
Lake Forest 1465 1183
Santee 1313 1261
Torrance 1526 742
Whittier 1295 1575
Dana Point 1756 666
Camarillo 1961 389
Glendora 1727 1191
Bellflower 1211 1186
Table 14.114: Source: U.S. Census Bureau.