Hi, what is the independent and dependent variable based off the question stated below?

**R1:Does the percent of the population living below the poverty line influence the violent crime rate among US states?

The independent variable is _____; the dependent variable is _____.

a. percent of the population below poverty the line; violent crime rate

b. U.S. states; violent crime rate

c. percent of the population below poverty the line; U.S. states

d. violent crime rate; percent of the population below poverty the line

X 2014 state data.xlsx Download Share File Edit Insert Format Help Calibri 11 B IUSA. fx Violent crime reported A B C D E F G 1 State Region Death Penalty Total Population Total Below Poverty Violent crime reported 2 Alabama South Yes 4,817,678 910,175 20727 3 Alaska West No 728,300 80,627 4684 4 Arizona West Yes 6,561,516 1,199,061 26916 5 Arkansas South Yes 2,947,036 543,882 14243 6 California West Yes 38,066,920 6,259,098 153709 7 Colorado West Yes 5,197,580 630,786 16554 8 Connecticut North Yes 3,592,053 374,772 8522 9 Delaware South Yes 917,060 113,508 4576 10 DC South No 633,736 110,666 8199 11 Florida South Yes 19,361,792 3,211,615 107521 12 Georgia South Yes 9,907,756 1,797,969 38097 13 Hawaii West No 1,392,704 156,729 3680 14 Idaho West Yes 1,599,464 237,981 3468 15 Illinois MidWest No 12,868,747 1,804,535 47663 16 Indiana MidWest Yes 6,542,411 974,218 24099 17 lowa MidWest No 3,078,116 367,816 8497 387