If city council wanted to determine why crime rates were lower in some neighborhoods rather than others, what statistical process would be most appropriate.

A hypothesis test with a null hypothesis that the number of points earned is more than the average crime rate

A hypothesis test with a null hypothesis that crime rate is less than or equal to the average crime rate

Regression with crime rates as the independent variable

Regression with crime rates as the dependent variable

Use a confidence interval with points with expected crime rates as the mean