Population Modeling Use the 1950–2000 data in Table 3.12 and exponential regression to predict Phoenix's
population for 2011. Compare the result with the listed value
for 2011. (Hint: Let 1900 be t = 0.)
Table 3.12 Populations of Two
U. S. Cities (in thousands)
Year Los Angeles Phoenix
1950 1970
107
1960 2479
439
1970 2812
584
1980 2969
790
1990
3485
983
2000
3695
1321
2011
3820
1469