document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481983>Question 481983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Population of Mexico\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X-values|          Y-values (in million) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1950|               25.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1960|              34.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1970|             48.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1980|               66.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1990|               81.1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regression equation: 6.033 x 1.03^x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) Use the exponential equation to estimate the population of mexico in 1900, if x=0 for 1900, x=1 for 1901 and so forth?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Use the exponential regression equation to estimate the annual rate of growth of the population of Mexico?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry about the table, it won't let me do it in any other way. Those are supposed to be lines after the zeros. :/ </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X-values|          Y-values (in million) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1950|               25.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1960|              34.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1970|             48.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1980|               66.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1990|               81.1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regression equation: P(x) = 6.033 x 1.03^x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) Use the exponential equation to estimate the population of mexico in 1900, if x=0 for 1900, x=1 for 1901 and so forth?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(0) = 6.033*1 = 6.033<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) Use the exponential regression equation to estimate the annual rate of growth of the population of Mexico?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation indicates the annual rate is 0.03 or 3%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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