Unemployed
the Data Below Are for the Number of Unemployed

question 99

Short Answer

Unemployed
The data below are for the number of unemployed persons (in millions)and the federal unemployment insurance payments (in billions of dollars)for the years 1978 - 1985.Some economists state that these two variables are positively related.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l}\hline \text { Year } & \mathbf{1 9 7 8} & \mathbf{1 9 7 9} & \mathbf{1 9 8 0} & \mathbf{1 9 8 1} & \mathbf{1 9 8 2} & \mathbf{1 9 8 3} & \mathbf{1 9 8 4} & \mathbf{1 9 8 5} \\\hline \text { Federal Unemployment Insurance Payments } & 11.8 & 10.7 & 18.0 & 19.7 & 23.7 & 31.5 & 18.4 & 16.8 \\\hline \text { Number of Unemployed Persons } & 6.2 & 6.1 & 7.6 & 8.3 & 10.7 & 10.7 & 8.5 & 8.3\end{array}$

-Assume that a simple linear regression model is appropriate for these data.Identify the dependent and independent variables.
Dependent variable Y: _______________________________
Independent variable X: ______________________________

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