Table 4.7 and Figure 4.9 present data representing the commercial harvesting of oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Fit a simple, one-term model to the data. How well does the best one-term model you find fit the data? What is the largest error? The average error?

Table 4.7

Figure 4.9

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Table 4.7 Oysters in the bay Oysters harvested (bushels) Year 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 Cengage Learning 3,750,000 3,250,000 2,800,000 2,550,000 2,650,000 1,850,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 750,000 330,000