TABLE 12-12
Parents complain that children read too few storybooks and watch too much television nowadays. A survey of 1,000 children reveals the following information on average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks.

-Referring to Table 12-12, we want to test whether there is any relationship between average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks. Suppose the value of the test statistic was 164 (which is not the correct answer) and the critical value was 19.00 (which is not the correct answer), then we could conclude that
A) there is a connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV.
B) there is no connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV.
C) more time spent reading storybooks leads to less time spent watching TV.
D) more time spent watching TV leads to less time spent reading storybooks.

Question

TABLE 12-12
Parents complain that children read too few storybooks and watch too much television nowadays. A survey of 1,000 children reveals the following information on average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks.
 
-Referring to Table 12-12, we want to test whether there is any relationship between average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks. Suppose the value of the test statistic was 164 (which is not the correct answer) and the critical value was 19.00 (which is not the correct answer), then we could conclude that
A) there is a connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV. 
B) there is no connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV. 
C) more time spent reading storybooks leads to less time spent watching TV. 
D) more time spent watching TV leads to less time spent reading storybooks.

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The Answer of TABLE 12-12
Parents complain that children read too few storybooks and watch too much television nowadays. A survey of 1,000 children reveals the following information on average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks.
 
-Referring to Table 12-12, we want to test whether there is any relationship between average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks. Suppose the value of the test statistic was 164 (which is not the correct answer) and the critical value was 19.00 (which is not the correct answer), then we could conclude that
A) there is a connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV. 
B) there is no connection between time spent reading storybooks and time spent watching TV. 
C) more time spent reading storybooks leads to less time spent watching TV. 
D) more time spent watching TV leads to less time spent reading storybooks.

TABLE 12-12 Parents Complain That Children Read Too Few Storybooks and Watch