It is generally believed that higher interest rates result in less employment because companies are more reluctant to borrow to expand their business. To determine whether there is a relationship between bank prime rate and unemployment, an economist collected the monthly prime bank rate and the monthly unemployment rate for the years 1950 to 2012. a. Create a scatter diagram

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It is generally believed that higher interest rates result in less employment because companies are more reluctant to borrow to expand their business. To determine whether there is a relationship between bank prime rate and unemployment, an economist collected the monthly prime bank rate and the monthly unemployment rate for the years 1950 to 2012. 

a. Create a scatter diagram of the employment and interest rates.

b. Is there a negative relationship?

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