SOLUTION: Population census data for USA from 1870 to 1910 were as follows Years 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 Population 38.6 50.2 63.0

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Question 1164492: Population census data for USA from 1870 to 1910 were as follows

Years 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910

Population 38.6 50.2 63.0 76.0 92.0
(Millions)
Investigate how well these figures can be described by an exponential model.

Answer by greenestamps(13216)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The instructions are vague....

The data is in equal 10-year intervals; so divide the number for each decade by the number for the previous decade and see if the ratios are somewhat constant.

50.2/38.6 = 1.3005
63.0/50.2 = 1.255
76.0/63.0 = 1.2063
92.0/76.0 = 1.2105


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