Question

The American Community Survey is a survey that uses U.S. census data to compile information on various characteristics of the U.S. population. Here are statistics that I would like you to analyze from a sample of states. The independent variable (x-variable) is the percent of the state population living below the poverty level. The dependent variable (y-variable) is the state infant mortality rate in deaths per 1000 births. The data is displayed in the following table: State: Percent of Population living below poverty level Infant Mortality Rate Deaths per 1000 Births Vermont 11.5 5.12 New Jersey 10.2 5.35 Georgia 19.1 8.02 Kentucky 19.1 7.04 Iowa 12.8 5.43 Kansas 13.8 7.50 Colorado 13.5 6.04 New Mexico 21.5 5.81 Arizona 19.0 6.54 California 16.6 5.12 Oregon 17.5 5.41 North Dakota 12.2 6.44 Ohio 16.4 7.74 Maine 14.1 6.04 Mississippi 22.6 10.16 Arkansas 19.5 7.89 Louisiana 20.4 9.38 Wisconsin 13.1 6.57 Connecticut 10.9 6.27 Wyoming 11.3 7.05

3. One state in my sample (New Jersey) had the lowest poverty rate. What is the predicted infant mortality rate and the residual for New Jersey?

Answer 1