SOLUTION: Please help me on this problem...I know how to go to the edit screen and insert the data in the calculator but im not sure what to do next.. I would like to know how to do it on pa

Question 460930: Please help me on this problem...I know how to go to the edit screen and insert the data in the calculator but im not sure what to do next.. I would like to know how to do it on paper also.
For the data below:
year, x / number of electroically filed tax returns, y(in millions)
1995, 0 / 11.807
1997, 2 / 19.136
1999, 4 / 29.349
2001, 6 / 40.245
2003, 8 / 52.945
2005, 10 / 68.476
a)find a linear model using the years 0 and 4
b)find a linear model using the graphing calculator.
c)what is the correlation coefficient?
d)use your model to predict the numbers for 2010.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a)find a linear model using the years 0 and 4

Find the equation of a line through the points

(0,11.807) and (4,29.349)

m = 

then use 

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

y - 11.807 = 4.3855(x - 0)

y - 11.807 = 4.3855x

         y = 4.3855x + 11.807

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b)find a linear model using the graphing calculator.

press CLEAR
press STAT
press the right arrow key to highlight CALC
press 4
You will see 

               LinReg(ax+b)

Press ENTER
You will see
               LinReg 
                y=ax+b
                a=5.6524
                b=8.731
                r�=.9861609225
                r=.9930563541

The equation of the line is y = 5.6524x + 8.731

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c)what is the correlation coefficient?

That's the value of r, which is r=.9930563541

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d)use your model to predict the numbers for 2010.

1995, 0 
1997, 2
1999, 4
2001, 6 
2003, 8 
2005, 10 

Extend this list by 2's:

2007, 12
2009, 14
2011, 16

Since 2010 is halfway between 2009, 14 and 2011 16,
we must have 2010 as 15.

So we substitute 15 for x in the formula:

y = 5.6524x + 8.731
y = 5.6524(15) + 8.731
y = 93.517

Edwin

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