TABLE 12-13
Recent studies have found that American children are more obese than in the past. The amount of time children spent watching television has received much of the blame. A survey of 100 ten-year-olds revealed the following with regards to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television. We are interested in testing whether the mean number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance.

-Referring to Table 12-13, which of the following statements is correct?
A) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005.
B) We can reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005.
C) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005
D) We can reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005.

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TABLE 12-13
Recent studies have found that American children are more obese than in the past. The amount of time children spent watching television has received much of the blame. A survey of 100 ten-year-olds revealed the following with regards to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television. We are interested in testing whether the mean number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance.
 
-Referring to Table 12-13, which of the following statements is correct?
A) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005. 
B) We can reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005. 
C) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005 
D) We can reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005.

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The Answer of TABLE 12-13
Recent studies have found that American children are more obese than in the past. The amount of time children spent watching television has received much of the blame. A survey of 100 ten-year-olds revealed the following with regards to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television. We are interested in testing whether the mean number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance.
 
-Referring to Table 12-13, which of the following statements is correct?
A) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005. 
B) We can reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005. 
C) We cannot reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005 
D) We can reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005.

TABLE 12-13 Recent Studies Have Found That American Children Are More Obese