Question: Upload US crime, make a chart with x-axis being rape in California andy-axis being Rape in Oregon. I) Plot the chart and fitted line. What

Upload US crime, make a chart with x-axis being rape in California andy-axis being Rape in Oregon.

I) Plot the chart and fitted line. What is the interpretation of the slope?

  • a. It predicts the increase in number of rapes in Oregon for each additional rape in California.
  • b. It predicts the number of rapes in Oregon when there are no rapes in California.
  • c. It predicts the increase in number of rapes in California for each additional rape in Oregon.
  • d. It predicts the number of rapes in California when there are no rapes in Oregon.
  • e. None of these.

II) The fitted line exhibits a positive slope. Is this expected or not, and why?

  • a. This is not expected, the change in crime numbers in one state is unrelated to the crime counts in another.
  • b. This is not expected since California has much larger population than Oregon.
  • c. Yes this is expected, since slope is positive.
  • d. Yes, it is expected since R-square is very good.
  • e. None of these.

III) What does each dot stand for?

  • a. A state
  • b. A rape
  • c. A year
  • d. A city
  • e. None of these.

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