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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 Lin01803_ch13_461-511.qxd 11/3/10 4:37 PM Page 471 472 Chapter 13 City Police Number of Crimes City Police Number of Crimes Oxford 15 17 Holgate 17 7 Starksville 17 13 Carey 12 21 Danville 25 5 Whistler 11 19 Athens 27 7 Woodville 22 6 a. Which variable is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable? Hint: If you were the Chief of Police, which variable would you decide? Which variable is the random variable? b. Draw a scatter diagram. c. Determine the correlation coefficient. d. Interpret the correlation coefficient. Does it surprise you that the correlation coefficient is negative?

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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 Lin01803_ch13_461-511.qxd 11/3/10 4:37 PM Page 471 472 Chapter 13 City Police Number of Crimes City Police Number of Crimes Oxford 15 17 Holgate 17 7 Starksville 17 13 Carey 12 21 Danville 25 5 Whistler 11 19 Athens 27 7 Woodville 22 6 a. Which variable is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable? Hint: If you were the Chief of Police, which variable would you decide? Which variable is the random variable? b. Draw a scatter diagram. c. Determine the correlation coefficient. d. Interpret the correlation coefficient. Does it surprise you that the correlation coefficient is negative?

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The sample information is given below.

city

Police

Number of crimes

Oxford

15

17

Starksville

17

13

Danville

25

5

Athens

27

7

Holgate

17

7

Carey

12

21

Whistler

11

19

Woodville

22

6

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