The following table shows, for a sample of towns in Great Britain, the number of lawyers, x, and the number of cars stolen last week, y. x12711195213417y143212864311230 a) Examine the data and describe the apparent relationship between the variables x and y.b) Predict the number of cars that would have been stolen in a town with:i) 15 lawyersii) 50 lawyersc) How confident are you in each of your predictions?d) Comment on the suggestion that most lawyers are car thieves.

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The following table shows, for a sample of towns in Great Britain, the number of lawyers, x, and the number of cars stolen last week, y.

x	12	7	11	19	5	21	3	4	17
y	14	3	21	28	6	43	1	12	30

a) Examine the data and describe the apparent relationship between the variables x and y.
b) Predict the number of cars that would have been stolen in a town with:
i) 15 lawyers
ii) 50 lawyers
c) How confident are you in each of your predictions?
d) Comment on the suggestion that most lawyers are car thieves.

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