Does prison really deter violent crime? Let x represent percent change in the rate of violent crime and y represent percent change in the rate of imprisonment in the general U.S. population. For 7 recent years, the following data have been obtained. x 6.1 5.4 3.7 5.2 6.2 6.5 11.1 y −1.1 −4.5 −6.2 −4.0 3.6 −0.1 −4.4   Complete parts (a) through (e), given Σx = 44.2, Σy = −16.7, Σx2 = 311, Σy2 = 108.23, Σxy = −101.92, and r ≈ 0.0755. (b) Verify the given sums Σx, Σy, Σx2, Σy2, Σxy, and the value of the sample correlation coefficient r. (Round your value for r to four decimal places.) Σx =   Σy =   Σx2 =   Σy2 =   Σxy =   r =   (c) Find x, and y. Then find the equation of the least-squares line  = a + bx. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) x =  6y =  ^ y = _____ + ______ x

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Does prison really deter violent crime? Let x represent percent change in the rate of violent crime and y represent percent change in the rate of imprisonment in the general U.S. population. For 7 recent years, the following data have been obtained.

x 6.1 5.4 3.7 5.2 6.2 6.5 11.1
y
−1.1
−4.5
−6.2
−4.0
3.6
−0.1
−4.4
 

Complete parts (a) through (e), given Σx = 44.2, Σy = −16.7, Σx2 = 311, Σy2 = 108.23, Σxy = −101.92, and r ≈ 0.0755.

(b) Verify the given sums Σx, Σy, Σx2, Σy2, Σxy, and the value of the sample correlation coefficient r. (Round your value for r to four decimal places.)
Σx =  
Σy =  
Σx2 =  
Σy2 =  
Σxy =  
r =  

(c) Find x, and y. Then find the equation of the least-squares line  = a + bx. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
x
6y

^

y

= _____ + ______ x
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