Davina wants to test to see if there is a correlation between the number of letters in someone's name and their salary.
She calculates the product moment correlation coefficient between these two variables for a random sample of 40 people and obtains r=−0.289r = -0.289r=−0.289
Carry out a suitable test to investigate Davina's belief at a 5% level of significance, giving your hypotheses, your critical value and your conclusion.
340 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Regression, Correlation and Hypothesis Testing, covering 1.1 Exponential Models, 1.2 Measuring Correlation, and 1.3 Hypothesis Testing for Zero Correlation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.