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 Police Number of Crimes City Police Number of Crimes Oxford 15 19 Holgate 17 10 Starksville 17 16 Carey 11 23 Danville 25 8 Whistler 9 27 Athens 28 10 Woodville 21 10   Click here for the Excel Data File a. Determine the regression equation. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)   b. Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 20 police officers. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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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 of police and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information.

 

City Police Number of Crimes City Police Number of Crimes
Oxford 15 19 Holgate 17 10
Starksville 17 16 Carey 11 23
Danville 25 8 Whistler 9 27
Athens 28 10 Woodville 21 10

 

Click here for the Excel Data File

a. Determine the regression equation. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

 



b. Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 20 police officers. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

 

 

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