1. A researcher believes that a linear relationship exists between the total $ spent on goods purchased at a local 'big box store' and the distance consumers travel to the store from home. The total $ spent in a single trip and distance travelled were obtained for 50 random customers to test if such a relationship exists. What is the appropriate statistical test?

One sample t-test

Dependent samples t-test

Two independent samples t-test

ANOVA

Pearson's product moment correlation

Least squares regression

Contingency table (Independence)

Contingency table (Homogeneity)