The following sample data were collected on variables x and y:

a. Specify the null and alternative hypotheses that should be used in conducting a hypothesis test to determine whether the variables x and y are correlated.
b. Conduct the test of part a using α = .05.
c. What is the approximate p-value of the test of part b?
d. What assumptions are necessary to ensure the validity of the test of part b?

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