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Reject Ho if t>: _______ (0.1 significance) A suburban hotel derives its gross i

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Question

Reject Ho if t>: _______ (0.1 significance)

A suburban hotel derives its gross income from its hotel and restaurant operations. The owners are interested in the relationship between the number of rooms occupied on a nightly basis and the revenue per day in the restaurant. Below is a sample of 25 days (Monday through Thursday) from last year showing the restaurant income and number of rooms occupied.

Income   Occupied
1452         23
1361         47
1426         21
1470         39
1456         37
1430         29
1354         23
1442         44
1394         45
1459         16
1399         30
1458         42
1537         54
1425         27
1445         34
1439         15
1348         19
1450         38
1431         44
1446         47
1485         43
1405         38
1461         51
1490         61
1426         39

Explanation / Answer

Given n=25, =0.1, the critical value is |t(0.025, df=n-2=23)|=2.068 (check student t table)

So Reject Ho if t>2.068