The file P02_26.xlsx lists sales (in millions of dollars) of Dell Computer during the period 1987–1997 (where year 1 corresponds to 1987).      Year Sales 1 69 2 159 3 258 4 389 5 546 6 890 7 2014 8 2873 9 3475 10 5296 11 7759 a. Fit a power and an exponential trend curve to these data. Which fits the data better?     b. Use your part a answer to predict 1999 sales for Dell.    c. Use your part a answer to describe how the sales of Dell have grown from year to year.

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The file P02_26.xlsx lists sales (in millions of dollars) of Dell Computer during the period 1987–1997 (where year 1 corresponds to 1987). 

   

Year Sales
1 69
2 159
3 258
4 389
5 546
6 890
7 2014
8 2873
9 3475
10 5296
11 7759

a. Fit a power and an exponential trend curve to these data. Which fits the data better? 

  

b. Use your part a answer to predict 1999 sales for Dell.

  

c. Use your part a answer to describe how the sales of Dell have grown from year to year. 

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