DATA ANALYSIS: RESIDENTS The table shows thenumbers (in thousands) of Alaskan residents

Chapter 8, Problem 79

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DATA ANALYSIS: RESIDENTS The table shows thenumbers (in thousands) of Alaskan residents from2002 through 2007. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)(a) Find the first differences of the data shown in thetable.(b) Use your results from part (a) to determine whethera linear model can be used to approximate the data.If so, find a model algebraically. Let represent theyear, with corresponding to 2002.(c) Use the regression feature of a graphing utility tofind a linear model for the data. Compare this modelwith the one from part (b).(d) Use the models found in parts (b) and (c) toestimate the number of residents in 2013. How dothese values compare?

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