(Solved): 5. (2 pts) According to a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods ...

5. (2 pts) According to a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the U.S. is Cincinnati's Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. Last year, this neighborhood, in which 1,712 people reside, had 457 violent crimes. a) What was the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents for this neighborhood? b) (2 pts) Circle the best answer: Why do we need to compute rates when comparing the level of crime in one neighborhood to the level of crime in a different neighborhood? Why can't we simply compare the number of crimes in each neighborhood? a) The number of crimes can be misleading when comparing neighborhoods of different sizes because counts are discrete variables, while rates are continuous variables. b) Counts can be misleading when comparing neighborhoods of different sizes because they fail to control for the population size of the neighborhoods you are comparing. c) Counts are generally inappropriate when analyzing data at the neighborhood level because neighborhoods are not individuals. d) All of the above e) None of the above