In this exercise, we examine the rate of sexual violence against females reported by Michael Planty and his colleagues (2013). The table includes the rate of victimization per 1,000 females age 12 or older for three time periods.

*Interpret with caution; estimate based on 10 or fewer sample cases, or coefficient of variation is greater than 50%.
a. The rates are highest for which age group over the three time periods?
b. How would you characterize the relationship between victim age and rate of victimization? Explain the reason for your answer.

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12-17 18-34 35-64 65 or older 1994-1998 1999-20042005-2010 7.6 5.3 1.8 0.2 11.3 7.0 2.0 0.1 4.1 3.7 1.5 0.2