Fitting Linear Models to Data · Exercise 14

Draw a scatter plot for the data provided. Does the data appear to be linearly related?

For the following data, draw a scatter plot. If we wanted to know when the population would reach 15,000, would the answer involve interpolation or extrapolation? Eyeball the line, and estimate the answer.

$$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Year}& \text{Population}\\ \text{1990}& \text{11,500}\\ \text{1995}& \text{12,100}\\ \text{2000}& \text{12,700}\\ \text{2005}& \text{13,000}\\ \text{2010}& \text{13,750}\end{array}$$

Its source prints no answer for this problem, so there's nothing to check against.

OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §4.3 Fitting Linear Models to Data · Exercise 14