4-19 Bus and subway ridership in Washington, D.C., dur- ing the summer months is believed to be heavily tied to the number of tourists visiting the city. During the past 12 years, the following data have been obtained: YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NUMBER OF TOURISTS (1,000,000s) 7 2 6 4 14 15 16 12 14 20 15 7 RIDERSHIP (100,000s) 15 10 13 15 25 27 24 20 27 44 34 17 (a) Plot these data and determine whether a linear model is reasonable. (b) Develop a regression model. (c) What is expected ridership if 10 million tourists visit the city? (d) If there are no tourists at all, explain the pre- dicted ridership. 3 3
4-19 Bus and subway ridership in Washington, D.C., dur- ing the summer months is believed to be heavily tied to the number of tourists visiting the city. During the past 12 years, the following data have been obtained: YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NUMBER OF TOURISTS (1,000,000s) 7 2 6 4 14 15 16 12 14 20 15 7 RIDERSHIP (100,000s) 15 10 13 15 25 27 24 20 27 44 34 17 (a) Plot these data and determine whether a linear model is reasonable. (b) Develop a regression model. (c) What is expected ridership if 10 million tourists visit the city? (d) If there are no tourists at all, explain the pre- dicted ridership. 3 3
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Transcribed Image Text:4-19 Bus and subway ridership in Washington, D.C., dur-
ing the summer months is believed to be heavily tied
to the number of tourists visiting the city. During the
past 12 years, the following data have been obtained:
YEAR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
NUMBER OF
TOURISTS
(1,000,000s)
7
2
6
4
14
15
16
12
14
20
15
7
RIDERSHIP
(100,000s)
15
10
13
15
25
27
24
20
27
44
34
17
(a) Plot these data and determine whether a linear
model is reasonable.
(b) Develop a regression model.
(c) What is expected ridership if 10 million tourists
visit the city?
(d) If there are no tourists at all, explain the pre-
dicted ridership.
J.
3
1
3
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