The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effort to reduce crime. Before maki
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:48 am
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 asked 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. City Oxford Starksville Danville Athens Police 15 17 25 27 Number of Crimes 17 13 5 7 city Holgate Carey whistler Woodville Police 17 12 11 22 Number of Crimes 7 21 19 6 Click here for the Excel Data File a. Determine the regression equation. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places. Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign.) b. Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 20 police officers. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Number of crimes c. Interpret the regression equation. For each policeman added, the number of crimes goes by approximately one