In problem 13.5, three measures of crime and three other variables were presented for each of 10 states. The data are reproduced on the next page.

a. Find the multiple regression equations (unstandardized) with each crime variable (one at a time) and poverty and education as independent variables.
b. Make a prediction for each crime variable for a state with a 5% poverty rate and a score of 75 for the percent of high school graduates.
c. Compute beta-weights for each of the independent variables (poverty and education) in each equation and then compare their relative effect on each dependent variable.
d. Compute R and R2 for each crime variable. Write a paragraph summarizing your findings.

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Crime Rates, 2009 Independent Variables % Families in Poverty, 2010 % HS Grads, % Unemployed, 2009 Homicide Robbery 10 Kentucky 13 12 Washington 10