Does prison really deter violent crime Let x represent the

Last updated: 7/18/2023

Does prison really deter violent crime Let x represent the percent change in the rate of violent crime and y represent the percent change in the rate of imprisonment in the general U S population In 7 recent years the following data have been obtained Use your graphing calculator to find the line of best fit for the given data Round to 3 decimal places as needed B y 5 8 6 1 6 4 6 7 7 7 3 7 6 7 9 0 42 0 42 0 38 0 25 0 21 0 23 0 4 0 42 Linear Regression Equation Use your regression equation to predict the percent change in the rate of imprisonment when the percent change in the rate of violent crime 8 11