The data in Table 9.4 relate the suicide rate to the population size and the divorce rate at eight different locations

Fit a multiple linear regression model to these data. That is, fit a model of the form

where Y is the suicide rate, x1 is the population, and x2 is the divorce rate.

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TABLE 9.4 Location Akron, Ohio Anaheim, Ca. Buffalo, N.Y. Population in Thousands Divorce Rate per 100,000 Suicide Rate per 100,000 679 30.4 11.6 1,420 34.1 16.1 1,349 17.2 9.3 Austin, Texas 296 26.8 9.1 Chicago, IL. 6,975 29.1 8.4 Columbia, S.C. 323 18.7 7.7 Detroit, Mich. 4,200 32.6 11.3 Gary, Indiana 633 32.5 8.4