The following table presents the numbers of male and female students (in thousands) enrolled in college in the United States as undergraduates for each of the years 1997 through 2016.

a. Construct a time-series plot for the male enrollment; then on the same axes, construct a time-series plot for the female enrollment.

b. Which is growing faster, male enrollment or female enrollment?

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1998 Year Male Female 1997 5469 6982 5446 6991 Year Male Female 2007 6728 8876 2008 7067 9299 1999 5559 7122 2009 7563 9901 2000 5778 7377 2010 7836 10246 2001 6004 7711 2011 7823 10254 2002 6192 8065 2012 7715 10021 2003 6227 8253 2013 7660 9815 2004 6340 8441 2014 7586 9707 2005 6409 8555 2015 7499 9799 2006 6514 8671 2016 7528 9962