Is the table linear?

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Chapter29: Tolerance, Clearance, And Interference
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Problem 16A: Spacers are manufactured to the mean dimension and tolerance shown in Figure 29-12. An inspector...
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The table below show data for the population of the United States

Year

US population, July 1

(millions)

1909 90.490
1919 105.063
1929 121.767
1939 131.028
1949 149.188
1959 177.073
1969 202.677
1979 225.055
1989 247.342
1999 279.295
2009 307.439
2019 328.476

 

 

Is the table linear?

   

Yes, it's perfectly linear.

   

No, but we could approximate it with a linear model

   

No, not even close to being linear.

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