Question:

1.Conduct a hypothesis for whether consumption and income are linearly related using 0.01 The standard error of the slope is 0.144.

Step 1: State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Step 2: Choose the significance level.

Step 3: Calculate the test statistic.

Step 4: Find the critical value(s).

Step 5: Compare the test statistic to the critical value(s).

Step 6: State the conclusion.