An agricultural scientist observed that the product moment correlation coefficient between the amount of rainfall (in mm) and the yield of a specific crop (in tonnes per hectare) for a sample of 30 farms was 0.412. The data is assumed to come from a bivariate normal distribution. Carry out a hypothesis test at the 5% significance level to determine whether there is a positive correlation between rainfall and crop yield. The critical value for the correlation coefficient at the 5% significance level for a sample size of 30 is 0.3061.
Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Hypothesis Testing for Zero Correlation with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 52 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
