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4.3 Exercise 129

Avg difficulty 2.5

(4,500,2000);(4,700,2001);(5,200,2003);(5,800,2006) \left(4 , 500 , 2000\right) ; \left(4 , 700 , 2001\right) ; \left(5 , 200 , 2003\right) ; \left(5 , 800 , 2006\right)

Use linear regression to determine a function y, where the year depends on the population. Round to three decimal places of accuracy.

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 4.3 Fitting Linear Models to Data, exercise 129

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