A-E please and thank you E- The statistical measures obtained here indicate ____ correlation between number of police and the number of crimes. As the number of police increases the crime _______.

Award: 10.00 points The city council of Pine Bluffs is considering increasing the number of police in an effort to reduce crime. Before making a final decision, the council asked the chief of police to survey 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. Number of Number of Crimes City Police Crimes City Police Oxford 15 17 Holgate Starksville 13 Carey 12 Danville 25 5 Whistler 11 Athens Woodville 22 Click here for the Excel Data File a. Which variable is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable? Hint: Which of the following makes sense: Cities with more police have fewer crimes, or cities with fewer crimes have less police? Crime is the independent variable and police is the dependent variable. b. Choose the scatter diagram that best fits the data. A B C 91 15 DA DB oc c.&d. Fill in the blanks below. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) Coefficient of correlation Coefficient of determination e. Choose the right option