Answer Choices:

A. 18.0 B. 16.6 C. 20.7 D. 19.4

14. This dataset of size n= 51 are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States. The variables are y = year 2002 birth rate per 1000 females 15 to 17 years old and x = poverty rate, which is the percent of the state's population living in households with incomes below the federally defined poverty level. (Data source: Mind On Statistics, 3rd edition, Utts and Heckard). SUMMARY OUTPUT Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.730293066 R Square 0.533327963 Adjusted R Square 0.523804044 Standard Error 5.550573841 Observations 51 ANOVA df SS MS F gnificance F 55.999 0.000 Regression Residual Total 1 1725.259 1725.259 49 1509.635 30.809 50 3234.894 Intercept PovPct Coefficients andard Err 4.267292842 2.530 1.373345389 0.184 t Stat 1.687 7.483 P-value Lower 95%Upper 95%ower 95.09pper 95.0% 0.098 -0.816 9.351 -0.816 9.351 0.000 1.005 1.742 1.005 1.742 If poverty level was 9% (PovPct = 9) in Connecticut in 2002, what would be the expected number of birth rate per 1000 females 15 to 17 years old during that time period