Do larger universities tend to have more property crime? University crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. The surrounding community, accessibility given to outside visitors, and many other factors influence crime rate. Let x be a variable that represents student enrollment (in thousands) on a university campus, and let y be a variable that represents the number of burglaries in a year on the university campus. A random sample of n = 8 universities in California gave the following information about enrollments and annual burglary incidents.
x | 12.7 | 29.6 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 27.7 | 16.2 | 20.1 |
y | 23 | 75 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 25 |
(a) Make a scatter diagram of the data.
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(b) Use a calculator to verify that Σx = 152.6,
Σx2 = 3332.18, Σy = 245,
Σy2 = 10179 and Σxy = 5485.5.
Compute r. (Round to 3 decimal places.)
As x increases, does the value of r imply that
y should tend to increase or decrease? Explain your
answer.
Given our value of r, y should tend to decrease as x increases.Given our value of r, y should tend to remain constant as x increases. Given our value of r, we can not draw any conclusions for the behavior of y as x increases.Given our value of r, y should tend to increase as x increases.
X | Y | X * Y | X2 | Y2 | |
12.7 | 23 | 292.1 | 161.29 | 529 | |
29.6 | 75 | 2220 | 876.16 | 5625 | |
24.5 | 39 | 955.5 | 600.25 | 1521 | |
14.3 | 23 | 328.9 | 204.49 | 529 | |
7.5 | 15 | 112.5 | 56.25 | 225 | |
27.7 | 30 | 831 | 767.29 | 900 | |
16.2 | 15 | 243 | 262.44 | 225 | |
20.1 | 25 | 502.5 | 404.01 | 625 | |
Total | 152.6 | 245 | 5485.5 | 3332.18 | 10179 |
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Part b)
r = 0.765
Given our value of r, y should tend to increase as x increases.
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