A Study of the Top 75 MBA Programs Attempted to Predict

Multiple Choice

A study of the top 75 MBA programs attempted to predict the average starting salary (in $1000's) of graduates of the program based on the amount of tuition (in $1000's) charged by the program.
The results of a simple linear regression analysis are shown below: Least Squares Linear Regression of Salary
Predictor


Fill in the blank. At $\alpha = 0.05$ , there is_____ between the amount of tuition charged by an MBA program and the average starting salary of graduates of the program.

A) ...sufficient evidence of a negative linear relationship...
B) ...sufficient evidence of a positive linear relationship...
C) ....insufficient evidence of a positive linear relationship...