The linear correlation coefficient is
requals. 862.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Part 4
The test statistic is
tequals4.492.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Part 5
The P-value is
0.003.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Part 6
Because the P-value is
less
than the significance level
0.05,
there
is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that there is a linear correlation between court incomes and justice salaries for a significance level of
alphaequals0.05.
Part 7
Based on the results, does it appear that justices might profit by levying larger fines?
A.
It does appear that justices might profit by issuing smaller fines.
B.
It does not appear that justices might profit by levying larger fines.
C.
It does appear that justices might profit by levying larger fines.
D.
It appears that justices profit the same despite the amount of the fines.