With the growth of internet service providers, a researcher decides to examine whether there is a relationship between cost of internet service per month (rounded to the nearest dollar) and degree of...

With the growth of internet service providers, a researcher decides to examine whether there is a relationship between cost of internet service per month (rounded to the nearest dollar) and degree of customer satisfaction (on a scale of 1 - 10 with a 1 being not at all satisfied and a 10 being extremely satisfied). The researcher only includes programs with comparable types of services. A sample of the data is provided below:

a. Determine what is the appropriate statistical procedure.

b. Explicitly state the null hypothesis.

c. Execute the proper calculations with the appropriate formula(s).

d. Please state your conclusion based on the results you obtain. Present your results using APA format if appropriate.

e. Briefly state why you used this particular statistical procedure.

- Assume
p
= .05 unless otherwise indicated.