The city council of pine bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in en effort to reduce crime. Before making a final decision, the council asked the chief of police to surveye other cities of similar size to determine the relationship between the number of police and the number of crimes reported. The chief gathered the following sample information. City No. of No. of City No. of No. of
Police Crimes Police Crimes
Oxford 18 10 Holgate 19 4
Starksville 19 8 Carey 15 14Danville 24 4 Whistler 13 18Athens 26 5 Woodville 21 6
A. Determine the regression equation.
B. Estimate the number of crimes for a city with 25 police officers.