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(a) Plot the total minutes of TV viewing time per household. (b) Describe the trend (if an...

(a) Plot the total minutes of TV viewing time per household. (b) Describe the trend (if any) and discuss possible causes. (c) Fit a linear trend to the data. (d) Would this model give reasonable forecasts? Would another trend model be better? Explain. (e) Make a forecast for 2010. Check the forecast if you have access to the Web. Show the forecast calculations. (f) Would this data ever approach an asymptote? Explain. Note: Time is in 5-year increments, so use t = 13 for the 2010 forecast.  Television

Average Daily TV Viewing Time Per U.S. Household

Year

Hours

Min

Total Min

1950

4

35

275

1955

4

51

291

1960

5

6

306

1965

5

29

329

1970

5

56

356

1975

6

7

367

1980

6

36

396

1985

7

10

430

1990

6

53

413

1995

7

17

437

2000

7

35

455

2005

8

11

491

Source: As published by the TVB based on Nielsen Media Research data. Used with permission.

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