Exercise 13-19 (LO13-3) 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 19 19 Holgate 21 10 Starksville 21 15 Carey 16 21 Danville 26 9 Whistler 14 25 Athens 29 11 Woodville 23 11
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Determine the regression equation. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)
Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 28 police officers. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Interpret the regression equation.
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