Dr. Lillian? Fok, a New Orleans? psychologist, specializes in treating patients who are agoraphobic? (i.e., afraid to leave their? homes). The following table indicates how many patients Dr. Fok has seen each year for the past 10 years. It also indicates what the robbery rate was in New Orleans during the same? year:
Year;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10
Number of Patients;35;34;40;40;40;56;60;54;59;61
Robbery Rate per 1,000 Population;58.3;61.1;73.4;75.2;81.1;89.0;99.6;94.2;104.1;115.6
y ?= Number of Patients and x? = Robbery Rate.
a) The simple linear regression equation that shows the best relationship between the number of patients and the robbery rate is ?(round your responses to three decimal? places): ^y = + x
b) In year? 11, if the robbery rate increases to 132.50?, using trend? analysis, the number of patients Dr. Fok will see? = _____ patients? (round your response to two decimal? places).
c) In year? 11, if the robbery rate decreases to 88.5 using trend? analysis, the number of patients Dr. Fok will see ?= _____ patients ?(round your response to two decimal?places).