A sociologist claims that as the per capita personal income of a state increases, the birt rate decreases. She randomly selects nine states and obtain the following data:   State Per Capita Personal Income ($) Birth Rate Delaware 28,493 13.9 Maryland 28,674 13.0 District of Columbia 35,704 15.7 Virginia 26,109 13.2 West Virginia 18,724 11.3 North Carolina 23,168 14.2 South Carolina 20,508 13.6 Georgia 23,822 15.8 Florida 24,799 13.1

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A sociologist claims that as the per capita personal income of a state increases, the birt rate decreases. She randomly selects nine states and obtain the following data:

 

State

Per Capita Personal Income ($)

Birth Rate

Delaware

28,493

13.9

Maryland

28,674

13.0

District of Columbia

35,704

15.7

Virginia

26,109

13.2

West Virginia

18,724

11.3

North Carolina

23,168

14.2

South Carolina

20,508

13.6

Georgia

23,822

15.8

Florida

24,799

13.1

 

(a) The rs ( in 3 significant figures) for the given data is equal to Blank 1.

(b) The typre of relation (negative, positve, or no relation) that exist between per capita personal income and birt rate is Blank 2

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