A Shipping Company Believes There Is a Linear Association Between

Multiple Choice

A shipping company believes there is a linear association between the weight of packages shipped and the cost.The following table shows the weight (in pounds) and cost (in dollars) of the last seven packages shipped. Using the critical value approach and α = 0.10,the appropriate conclusion is _________.

A) do not reject the null hypothesis;conclude weight and cost are correlated
B) do not reject the null hypothesis;we cannot conclude the correlation coefficient is different from zero
C) reject the null hypothesis;we cannot conclude the correlation coefficient is different from zero
D) reject the null hypothesis;conclude weight and cost are correlated