ear Population in thousands 2011 5.28 2012 5.33 2013 5.38 2014 5.39 2015 5.48 2016 5.53 Looking over the table, the ecologist realizes that one of the entries for population size is in error. Which entry is it, and what is the correct population

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A population of animals is growing exponentially, and an ecologist has made the following table of the population size, in thousands, at the start of the given year.

Year Population
in thousands
2011 5.28
2012 5.33
2013 5.38
2014 5.39
2015 5.48
2016 5.53

Looking over the table, the ecologist realizes that one of the entries for population size is in error. Which entry is it, and what is the correct population? (Round your population answer to two decimal places.)

Year Population in thousands
   
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