use the following information: A study of the mail survey response rate patterns of people aged 60- 90 found a prediction equation of ŷ = 90.2-0.6x relating x = age (in years) and y = percentage of...

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• Does the scatterplot show evidence of a positive or negative linear relationship between the unemployment rate and the number of violent crimes?

Extracted text: use the following information: A study of the mail survey response rate patterns of people aged 60- 90 found a prediction equation of ŷ = 90.2-0.6x relating x = age (in years) and y = percentage of people who responded to the survey. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the unemployment rate in 2005 (x variable), which is given in percentage points, and the number of violent crimes per 100,000 population (y variable). The unit of analysis is U.S. states. TR? Linear = 0.178 1400.00- 1200.00- 1000.00- 800.00- 600.00- y=-21.74+90.35*x 400.00- 200.00- 00- 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 unemployment rate 2005 violent crimes per 100,000 popuation 2005