In: Statistics and Probability
1. The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police officers 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 officers and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information City Police (x) Number of Crimes(y) Oxford 15 17 Starksville 17 13 Danville 25 5 Athens 27 7 Carey 12 21 Whistler 11 19 Woodville 22 6 ∑ ? = ??? ∑ ? = ?? ∑ ?? = ???? ∑ ? ? = ???? ∑ ? ? = ???? 1) Find the value of correlation coefficient r. (Keep 3 decimal places for r) 2) Interpret the result based on the value of r in part one. 3) Determine the regression equation. (Keep 4 decimal places for a and b) 4) Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 14 police officers. (Keep 1 decimal place)