Question

1. The table gives the population of a town for the years 2000–2009. 2000-1,605
2001-1,728
2002-1,776
2003-1,903
2004-2,072
2005-2,050
2006-2,141
2007-2,150
2008-2,318
2009-2,363 a. Make a scatter plot of the data, draw a line of best fit, and then find the equation of the line of best fit. Show and explain your work.
b. Describe what the slope of the line of best fit represents.
c. Use the equation to predict the population in the year 2013. Show your work