8. In 2004, the distribution of net worth within the United States was as given in the following table: PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION PERCENTAGE OF WEALTH 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.002 0.04 0.153 0.287 ource: Prof. E. N. Wolff, Levy Institute of Economics at Bard College, 2007.) a) According to the table, what percentage of net worth was held by the top 1% ? (Hint: What percentage did the other 99% hold?) b) Use regression to fit an exponential function g(x)= a b* to these data. c) Determine the area between the line of equality and the graph of g(x) over the interval [0, 1]. 0.95 0.99 1 0.41 0.656 1

8. In 2004, the distribution of net worth within the United States was as given in the following table: PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION PERCENTAGE OF WEALTH 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.002 0.04 0.153 0.287 ource: Prof. E. N. Wolff, Levy Institute of Economics at Bard College, 2007.) a) According to the table, what percentage of net worth was held by the top 1% ? (Hint: What percentage did the other 99% hold?) b) Use regression to fit an exponential function g(x)= a b* to these data. c) Determine the area between the line of equality and the graph of g(x) over the interval [0, 1]. 0.95 0.99 1 0.41 0.656 1

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