Predictive Modeling of Serious Crime Using County Demographic Data: Stats Final Exam Part 2
Final exam solving predictive modeling problems for crime analysis using demographic data.
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Stats Final Exam Part 2Given the data set calledCounty Demographic Information, construct a predictive model forthe variable “Total Serious Crime” using some or all of the other variables in the set of data.The modelshouldbe mathematically valid,accurateand reliable.Total Serious Crime is Variable #8Other Variables:#2Land Area#3Total Population#4Percent of Population aged 18-34#5Percent of Population 65 or over#6Number ofActive Physicians#7Number of Hospital Beds#9Percent of High School Graduates#10Percent of Population with College Degrees#11Percent of Population below poverty level#12Unemployment Percent#13Per Capita Income#14Total Personal Income#15Geographic RegionNote: I am omitting the data set to simplify this problem; the following analyses use the dataset described above, and you can assume the math is calculated correctly. I am testing to seeif you can identify what analytical techniques may be validly employed and how effective arethey building a model.Variables 2 to 14 are numeric variables and variable 15 iscategorical.
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