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China’s oil consumption (in millions of barrels per day) in selected years is shown in the...

China’s oil consumption (in millions of barrels per day) in selected years is shown in the table.*

Year

2000

2005

2010

2020

2030

Oil Consumption

4.8

6.8

8.5

11.5

14.8

(a) Let x = 0 correspond to 2000 and use linear regression to find a model for this data. Round the coefficients to four decimal places.


(b) Estimate Chinese oil consumption in 2008 and 2018.

*Data and projections by the Energy Information Administration.

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