The linear correlation between violent crime rate and percentage of the populati
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Question
The linear correlation between violent crime rate and percentage of the population that has a cell phone is - 0.918 for years since 1995. Do you believe that increasing the percentage of the population that has a cell phone will decrease the violent crime rate? What might be a lurking variable between percentage of the population with a cell phone and violent crime rate? Will increasing the percentage of the population that has a cell phone decrease the violent crime rate? Choose the best option below. O Yes O No What might be a lurking variable between percentage of the population with a cell phone and violent crime rate? OA. the average cell phone's effectiveness as a weapon O B- the police Oc. the economy QD. overall cell phone signal strengthExplanation / Answer
a)
As r is negative and is close to -1 (-0.918), then there is a strong negative association,
OPTION A: YES [ANSWER]
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b)
It makes sense that the answer is
OPTION C: THE ECONOMY [ANSWER]
That is, the greater the economy is, the less people are pushed to commit crimes.
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