Let represent the profit (or loss) for a certain company years after 1975. Based on the data shown below, a statistician calculates a linear model .
Use the model to estimate the profit in `1978
y =
x | y |
---|---|
3 | 16.88 |
4 | 17.34 |
5 | 18.1 |
6 | 21.86 |
7 | 19.52 |
8 | 20.58 |
9 | 22.14 |
10 | 23.1 |
11 | 22.96 |
12 | 25.22 |
13 | 24.78 |
14 | 27.94 |
15 | 26.8 |
Use the model to estimate the profit in `1978
y =