Table 7 Quadratic equations relating crimes to visitors for work, shopping, recreation, and education, Eastern Canadian city
Visitor counts | Crime counts | Equation form: \( Y \, = \, a \, + \, b \, X \, + \, c \, X2 \) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant a | Main effect (103) b | Quadratic effect (106) c | Multiple R | ||
For work | Property | 107.3** | 42.9** | −0.2** | 0.878 |
Violent | 36.0** | 4.9** | −0.03** | 0.547 | |
For shopping | Property | 116.9** | 115.3** | −1.7 | 0.657 |
Violent | 34.2** | 20.6** | −1.0** | 0.470 | |
For recreation | Property | 84.7** | 158.8** | 11.7** | 0.804 |
Violent | 28.4** | 29.2** | −0.2 | 0.637 | |
For education | Property | 136.2** | 68.3** | −3.2** | 0.310 |
Violent | 36.5** | 12.1** | −0.6** | 0.311 | |