SOLUTION: I keep attempting this but I dont understand the explanations in the book. Anyways heres the problem. The table shows the number of dollars spent in country x ( in million) on

Question 364818: I keep attempting this but I dont understand the explanations in the book.
Anyways heres the problem.
The table shows the number of dollars spent in country x ( in million) on environmental protection programs during the years 1985 (x=1) through 1995 (x=11) Use least square regression to find the polynomial function that best fits these data.
Year Spending
1985 5.5
1986 5.8
1987 6.1
1988 6.9
1989 7.1
1990 7.0
1991 6.5
1992 7.3
1993 7.6
1994 7.8
1995 7.9
1996
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