x, Number of Years y, U.S. Population after 1969 (millions) 1 (1970) 203.3 11 (1980) 226.5 Rec 21 (1990) 248.7 31 (2000) 281.4 41 (2010) 308.7

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Use your graphing utility’s linear regression option to obtain a model of the form y = ax + b that fits the data. How well does the correlation coefficient, r, indicate that the model fits the data?

x, Number of Years
y, U.S. Population
after 1969
(millions)
1 (1970)
203.3
11 (1980)
226.5
Rec 21 (1990)
248.7
31 (2000)
281.4
41 (2010)
308.7
Transcribed Image Text:x, Number of Years y, U.S. Population after 1969 (millions) 1 (1970) 203.3 11 (1980) 226.5 Rec 21 (1990) 248.7 31 (2000) 281.4 41 (2010) 308.7
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