The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effort to reduce crime. Before making a final decision, the council asks the chief of police to survey other cities of similar size to determine the relationship between the number of police and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information on the number of crimes per 1000 residents. NUMBER OF NUMBER OF CITY POLICE (X) CRIMES (Y) Oxford 15 17 Starksville 17 13 Danville 25 5 Athens 27 7 Holgate 17 7 Carey 12 21 Whistler 11 19 Woodville 22 6 a.Which variable is the dependant variable and whiich is the independant variable. b. Determine the corelation coefficient c.Interpret the corelation coefficient
The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effort to reduce crime. Before making a final decision, the council asks the chief of police to survey other cities of similar size to determine the relationship between the number of police and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information on the number of crimes per 1000 residents.
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
CITY POLICE (X) CRIMES (Y)
Oxford 15 17
Starksville 17 13
Danville 25 5
Athens 27 7
Holgate 17 7
Carey 12 21
Whistler 11 19
Woodville 22 6
a.Which variable is the dependant variable and whiich is the independant variable.
b. Determine the corelation coefficient
c.Interpret the corelation coefficient
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