Answer:
The correct option is;
The accident rate is a linear model function of t. After t = 7, the slope changes, with the two lines intersecting at t = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
The given parameters are;
Accident rate data = y₁, y₂, y₃, y₄, y₅, y₆, y₇, y₈, y₉, y₁₀, y₁₁, y₁₂
Time at which data was recorded = t₁, t₂, t₃, t₄, t₅, t₆, t₇, t₈, t₉, t₁₀, t₁₁, t₁₂
Accident rate equation is a linear model given as follows;
y = X·B + E
Where:
y = Accident rate
X = Slope of linear model
B = Year
E = y intercept of model
At the end of the 6th year, a change in a regulation that affects safety, hence accident rate occurred given as follows;
Before the change in safety regulations occurred for year t < 7 y₁ = X₁B + E₁
After the change in safety regulations occurred for year t < 7 y₂ = X₂B + E₂
Therefore the slope changes from X₁ to X₂ after t = 7 with the second linear model starting from the end of the first linear model making the two lines intersect at t = 7 (the beginning of year 7)
Hence the correct option is that "The accident rate is a linear model function of t. After t = 7, the slope changes, with the two lines intersecting at t = 7."
