Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.4 - Graphing with Software - Exercises 1.4 - Page 35: 39

Answer

(a) See graph. (b) $y = 3400x - 7\times10^6$ (c) Abnormal.

Work Step by Step

(a) We can use the data to make a scatterplot as shown in the figure. (b) For the year 1976-2002, we can find a regression line as $y = 3400x - 7\times10^6$ as shown in the figure together with the data. (c) A data point in the housing "bubble" represents a price that was abnormal, which means that it deviated from the normal trend.
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