Question

The following is a scatterplot of the percent of children under age 18 who are not in school or in the labor force vs. the number of juvenile violent crime arrests for each of the 50 states. The least-squares regression line has been drawn in on the plot. We would like to predict what the number of juvenile violent crime arrests would be in a state if 25% of children are not in school or in the labor force. This is called

Answer 1

Extrapolation

Explanation:

From the linear regression plot created in the picture given, se could see that Tha percentage of student covered by the the plot is just above 16%. Therefore, to predict the percentage of the number of juvenile violent crime arrests would be in a state if 25% of children are not in school or in the labor force will require us to assume that the current trend continues into the future. Hence, we use the information and indications we have at present to make prediction into the future based on the assumption that we the current trend will remain relevant and applicable. This assumption into the future based on current trend is called EXTRAPOLATION.