Let P represent the profit (or loss) in thousands of dollars for a certain company t years after 1965. t P 1 16.25 2 17.8 3 18.85 4 17.6 5 16.65 6 17.5 7 17.55 8 18.8 9 17.65 10 19.1 11 19.05 12 20.5 13 18.35 14 18.3 15 16.85 16 18.8 Based on the data shown above, a statistician calculates a linear model   ˆP = 17.29+0.10t .  Use the model to estimate the profit in 1969 .       ˆP = thousand dollars     Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Let P represent the profit (or loss) in thousands of dollars for a certain company t

years after 1965.

t P
1 16.25
2 17.8
3 18.85
4 17.6
5 16.65
6 17.5
7 17.55
8 18.8
9 17.65
10 19.1
11 19.05
12 20.5
13 18.35
14 18.3
15 16.85
16 18.8



Based on the data shown above, a statistician calculates a linear model

 

ˆP

= 17.29+0.10t

Use the model to estimate the profit in 1969 .
      ˆP

= thousand dollars     Round your answer to two decimal places.

 

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