Brad’s coach preaches that a healthy diet is critical becaus…

Brad’s coach preaches that a healthy diet is critical because teams with lighter, faster players win more games. What regression Brad should run to validate this claim from their coach. Does the regression support this claim at the .05 significance level?  variables are:  The dependent variable is Wperc=win percentage. Brad’s independent variables include: Team=team name, Age=average age of members playing on the team, Wt=average weight of members on the team, ShPerc=shooting percentage of the team, SVPerc=save percentage of the goalie on the team.

Paul, a citizen of California, has health insurance through…

Paul, a citizen of California, has health insurance through Despicable Company, a California corporation.  Paul makes a claim for health insurance benefits which is rejected by Despicable Company.  Paul sues Despicable Company in California state court.  Paul’s Complaint asserts claims against Despicable Company for breach of contract and violation of Federal health insurance regulations.  Despicable Company removes the case to Federal Court in the Northern District of California.  During the litigation, Paul discovers that his doctor colluded with Despicable Company to deny Paul’s claim.  Paul wants to add the doctor as a defendant to the lawsuit.  However, the Federal Judge has set a last date in his courtroom in which a party can be added.  This date has already come and gone.  When Paul asks the Judge for an exception to add the doctor, the Judge denies the request citing to his deadline requirement to add a party.  If the case had remained in California state court, Paul would have had until the first day of trial to add a party. Question 1:  Which law applies?  The law of California or the Federal law regarding adding the party.  Assume there is no Federal Rule of Civil Procedure on the timeliness of adding a party. Question 2:  Was Despicable Company’s removal to Federal Court proper?

Sommelier Savannah, who resided in State A, wrote a treatise…

Sommelier Savannah, who resided in State A, wrote a treatise detailing the rigorous standards used by professional wine tasters. Several months later, Savannah learned that the publisher, Wine Books, a State B corporation, had violated her copyright by disseminating the contents of the book to wineries worldwide for profit. Savannah brought an action in federal court for damages for $100,000. In addition, Savannah’s agent, who also resided in State B, brought a breach of contract action for $50,000 against Wine Books based on its unauthorized use of Savannah’s material. Does the federal court have subject matter jurisdiction to hear both claims?

Sommelier Savannah, who resided in State A, wrote a treatise…

Sommelier Savannah, who resided in State A, wrote a treatise detailing the rigorous standards used by professional wine tasters. Several months later, Savannah learned that the publisher, Wine Books, a State B corporation, had violated her copyright by disseminating the contents of the book to wineries worldwide for profit. Savannah brought an action in federal court for damages for $100,000. In addition, Savannah’s agent, who also resided in State B, brought a breach of contract action for $50,000 against Wine Books based on its unauthorized use of Savannah’s material. Does the federal court have subject matter jurisdiction to hear both claims?

Answer based on the R output shown above.  The length of tim…

Answer based on the R output shown above.  The length of time to check out at a Target retail store is measured in the number of minutes from a customer entering the line with their cart full of goods until the payment process is completed.  Data shown for the (checkout) variable measured in minutes are based on a random sample of 15 customer checkout times.  Based on the rough rule of thumb used in lecture for outliers, is the maximum checkout time a “confirmed”  outlier?