How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 2.7 thousand automatic weapons? Answer = _________ Round to 3 decimal places. B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 4.1 thousand automatic weapons?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN:9781119256830
Author:Amos Gilat
Publisher:Amos Gilat
Chapter1: Starting With Matlab
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question
100%

question 18

The table below shows the number of state-registered automatic weapons and the murder rate for several Northwestern states.

xx 11.5 8.1 7.2 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.2 0.3
yy 14.1 10.6 10.1 6.9 6.8 6.3 6.1 4.6

xx = thousands of automatic weapons
yy = murders per 100,000 residents

This data can be modeled by the equation y=0.84x+4.16.y=0.84x+4.16. Use this equation to answer the following;

A) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 2.7 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer = _________ Round to 3 decimal places.

B) How many murders per 100,000 residents can be expected in a state with 4.1 thousand automatic weapons?

Answer = ___________ Round to 3 decimal places.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
Statistics
ISBN:
9781119256830
Author:
Amos Gilat
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305251809
Author:
Jay L. Devore
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305504912
Author:
Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Statistics
ISBN:
9780134683416
Author:
Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher:
PEARSON
The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319042578
Author:
David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319013387
Author:
David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman