Divorce. Refer to Table 1.
(A) Let x represent the number of years since 1950 and find a cubic regression polynomial for the divorce rate.
(B) Use the polynomial model from part (A) to estimate the divorce rate (to one decimal place) for 2025.
Table
Table 1 Marriages and Divorces (per 1,000 population)
Date | Marriages | Divorces |
1960 | 8.5 | 2.2 |
1970 | 10.6 | 3.5 |
1980 | 10.6 | 5.2 |
1990 | 9.8 | 4.7 |
2000 | 8.5 | 4.1 |
2010 | 6.8 | 3.6 |
Source: National Center for Health Statistics
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