An Ardent Fan of Television Game Shows Has Observed That,in

Essay

An ardent fan of television game shows has observed that,in general,the more educated the contestant,the less money he or she wins.To test her belief she gathers data about the last eight winners of her favorite game show.She records their winnings in dollars and the number of years of education.The results are as follows.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Contestant } & \text { Years af Education } & \text { Winnings } \\\hline 1 & 11 & 750 \\2 & 15 & 400 \\3 & 12 & 600 \\4 & 16 & 350 \\5 & 11 & 100 \\6 & 16 & 300 \\7 & 13 & 650 \\8 & 14 & 400 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Can she conclude at the 5% significance level that the more educated the contestant,the less the money he or she wins in TV game shows? (The condition of normality is not met by these variables. )