Question.4067 - Discussion Board Eight: Guns and HomicideVery important this week is understanding the different interpretations of Pearson's R and R-square. Pearson's R is another PRE stat. R-square helps us understand how well our model explains the variation found in the DV.Please, read this article: http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/03/the-correlation-between-guns-and-homicide-rate.htmlLinks to an external site. Answer the following questions: What is the research question? What is the sample? What is the independent and dependent variable? Interpret the first figure’s r 2 . Why focus in on developed countries? Interpret the second figure’s r 2 ? Why remove outliers? Interpret the third figure’s r 2 ? Any critiques or additional observations about the correlations shown here? You must cite and reference.
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