. A professor at the University of New Hampshire was interested in evaluating the effect of the unemployment rate on the incarceration rate. Using data from 50 states and the District of Columbia (n= 51), the researcher computed the Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the two variables. The results are presented below.
Correlations
Incarceration
Unemployment
Pearson Correlation
1
.209
Sig. (2-tailed)
.142
N
51
Based on the result of the hypotheses test above: If states want to reduce the number of individuals incarcerated in their state should they put money into programs to reduce unemployment?
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