SOLUTION: Table shows the number of movies that made at least $20 million for different years. Year: 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 Movies 30 36

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Question 814341: Table shows the number of movies that made at least $20 million for different years.
Year: 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000

Movies 30 36 37 42 49
Write an equation that models the number of movies as function of the number of years since 1990.

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
data:
1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 30 36 37 42 49
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the data is not linear, but is approximately linear, so you can use linear regression to obtain an equation that models the data
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plug this:
1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 30 36 37 42 49
into this regression solver:
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then click the "xxyy" button in the solver
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Result:
slope = 1.57055215
y-intercept = -3096.65031
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Answer:
the linear equation model is:
y = 1.57055215x - 3096.65031
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