Dr. Lillian Fok, a New Orleans psychologist, specializes in treating patients who are agoraphobic (i.e., afraid to leave their homes). The following table indicates how many patients Dr. Fok has seen each year for the past 10 years. It also indicates what the robbery rate was in New Orleans during the same year: Year Number of Patients Robbery Rate per 1,000 Population 1 2 36 32 57.8 61.4 where y = Dependent Variable and x = Independent Variable. 3 41 72.6 4 40 D 5 6 7 8 9 10 42 54 62 53 57 61 76.1 78.5 89.5 101.5 94.8 103.2 117.2 The simple linear regression equation that shows the best relationship between the number of patients and year is (round your responses to three decimal places): =+x

The simple inear regrestion equation thet shows the best relationship between the number of patients and year is (round your responses fo three decima/ places) where y^= Dependent Variable and x= independent Variable