Exercise give the 1950-1990 U.S. census data for a city whose average rate of growth is approximately constant.
a. Find the linear model P(t) = at + b that best fits this census data. (You may “reset the clock” or not. as you prefer.)
b. Construct a table showing the actual populations, predicted populations, and errors for the decade years 1950-1990.
c. Use your linear model to predict the city's population in the year 2000.
Exercise
Buffalo, New York:
t (years) | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
P (thousands) | 580 | 533 | 463 | 358 | 328 |
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