Internet Access The ratios of public school students to instructional computers with...

Internet Access The ratios of public school students to instructional computers with Internet access for years between 1998 and 2004 are given in the table.

a. Align the input data so that x = 0 in 1998. Compare the fit of a quadratic model and an exponential model for the ratio. Which model fits the data better?

b. Write a quadratic model for the ratio of public school students to instructional computers with internet access for the years between 1998 and 2004.

c. Why might an exponential model fit the end behavior better than a quadratic model?