6. A professor at the University of New Hampshire was interested in evaluating the effect of the unemployment rate on the incarceration rate. Using data from 50 states and the District of Columbia (n = 51), the researcher computed the Pearson's correlation coefficient between the two variables. The results are presented below. Correlations Incarceration Unemployment Incarceration Pearson Correlation 209 Sig. (2-tailed) 142 N 51 51 Unemployment Pearson Correlation 209 Sig. (2-tailed) 142 51 51 Possible Question Answer Points What is the sample? What is the dependent variable? What is the independent variable? Why were rates used instead of raw numbers? Using an alpha level of 0.05 and the four steps of the hypothesis testing process, test the research hypotheses that unemployment increases incarceration. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Based on your decision to step 4 what type of error might you be making? Based on the result of the hypotheses test above: If states want to reduce the number of individuals incarcerated in their state should they put money into programs to reduce unemployment