One would think that playing in the Olympics and then the NBA regular season and postseason would tire any player out. Do the scoring averages of these nine 2008 Olympians who also played in the postseason give that impression?

a. Do these data provide evidence to reject the null hypothesis that p = 0 in favor of p = 0 at a = 0.01?
b. Explain the meaning of the apparent positive correlation.

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Regular Season 2008-2009, PPG 30.0 28.7 26.9 16.8 19.8 19.3 8.3 30.0 19.5 Postseason 2008-2009, PPG 30.2 35.3 29.1 20.3 16.6 20.6 114 27.2 20.2 Player team Kobe Bryant, Lakers LeBron James, Cavaliers Dwayne Wade, Heat Dwight Howard, Magic 9 Chris Paul, Hornets Carlos Boozer, Jazz Jason Kidd, Mavericks Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets Deron Williams, Jazz 8