Answer to Question 1
MSR = SSR / 1 = 490, MSE = SSE / (n - 2 ) = 510 / 38 = 13.421
Thus, F = MSR / MSE = 490 / 13.421 = 36.51
Reject H0 if F F1,n-2, = F1,38,0.05 4.08. Therefore, we reject H0 and conclude that the population slope is not zero.
Answer to Question 2
H0 : = 14 against H1 : 14
Test statistic Z = (11.6 - 14 ) / (3.4 / 3.74 ) = -2.64
Since p-value = 2P(Z < -2.64 ) 0.0083, reject H0 at = 0.01. We conclude that there is sufficient evidence to disprove the claim that the average time to assemble an electronic component is 14 minutes. (The population mean appears to be less than 14 minutes.)