Concept explainers
(a)
To calculate: The linear regression line for the data given in the table.
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(b)
The explanation how the regression line fits the data in the table that gives the percent of the U.S. civilian non-institutional population of the Hispanic origin for selected years from 1980 and projected to 2050.
Year | Percent |
(c)
To calculate: The percent of the U.S. civilian non institutional population of Hispanic origin in 2025 using the reported linear regression equation for the table that gives the percent of the U.S. civilian non-institutional population of the Hispanic origin for selected years from 1980 and projected to 2050.
Year | Percent |
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