A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 6.2 thousand automatic weapons? Answer = Round to 3 decimal places. B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.7 thousand automatic weapons? Answer Round to 3 decimal places.
A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 6.2 thousand automatic weapons? Answer = Round to 3 decimal places. B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 9.7 thousand automatic weapons? Answer Round to 3 decimal places.
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The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic
weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.
3.9
11.3
8.5
6.7
2.5
2.3
2.1
0.3
13.6
11.2
9.5
7.1
6.5
5.9
5.5
4.4
a = thousands of automatic weapons
y = murders per 100,000 residents
This data can be modeled by the equation y 0.84a +4.01. Use this
equation to answer the following;
Special Note: I suggest you verify this equation by performing linear
regression on your calculator.
A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state
with 6.2 thousand automatic weapons?
Answer =
Round to 3 decimal places.
B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state
with 9.7 thousand automatic weapons?
Answer
Round to 3 decimal places.
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