POSSIBLE POINTS: 5 The table below shows the number of years since 1985 and the population of a town
Year
1
3
5
6
10
15
Population
4400
5100
5852
6080
6450
7000
The model represents f (x) = 173.1441 +4659.37represents the relationship between the years since 1985 (x), and the population of the town f(x).
Answer the following questions:
1. Identify the slope. Describe what the slope means in the context of the problem
2. Identify the y-intercept. Describe what the y-intercept represents in the context of the problem.
3. The correlation coefficient for the data in the table is r-0.9395. Interpret the correlation coefficient in terms of the model
4. Using the model, approximate the population of the town in the year 2014
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