EBK BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS
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ISBN: 9780134685168
Author: STEPHAN
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 16, Problem 16PS
The data shown in the following table and stored in Solar Power represent the yearly amount of solar power generated by utilities (in millions of kWh) in the United States from 2002 through 2016:
a. Plot the data.
b. Compute a linear trend forecasting equation and plot the trend line.
c. Compute a quadratic trend forecasting equation and plot the results.
d. Compute an exponential trend forecasting equation and plot the results.
e. Using the models in (b) through (d), what are your annual trend forecasts of the yearly amount of solar power generated by utilities (in millions of kWh) in the United Status in 2017 and 2018.
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