The data in the table represent the number of licensed

Last updated: 6/13/2023

The data in the table represent the number of licensed drivers in various age groups and the number of fatal accidents within the age group by gender Complete parts a to c below Number of Number of Male Fatal Licensed Age Drivers 000s 16 12 16 20 21 24 25 34 6 424 6 930 18 068 35 44 20 406 45 54 19 898 55 64 14 311 65 74 8 194 74 4 803 Crashes Males 227 5 180 5 016 8 596 7 990 7 139 4 527 2 274 2 022 Number of Female Fatal Licensed Drivers 000s 12 6 139 6 816 Number of 17 664 20 070 19 984 14 441 8 371 5 375 Crashes Females 77 2 113 1 520 2 780 2 742 2 285 1 514 938 955 b Interpret the slope of the least squares regression line for each gender if appropriate How might an insurance company use this information What is the correct interpretation of the slope of the least squares regression line for males Select the correct choice below and if necessary fill in the answer box to complete your choice Y OA If the number of fatal crashes increases by 1 then the number of female licensed drivers increases by thousand on average Round to three decimal places as needed OB If the average age of all female licensed drivers increases by 1 then the number of fatal crashes increases by on average Round to three decimal places as needed OC If the number of female licensed drivers increases by 1 thousand then the number of fatal crashes increases by on average Round to three decimal places as needed OD It does not make sense to interpret the slope