In the remaining exercises, use one or more of the three methods discussed in this section (partial

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In the remaining exercises, use one or more of the three methods discussed in this section (partial derivatives, formulas, or graphing utilities) to obtain the formula for the least-squares line. Table 4.

(a) Find the least-squares line for these data.

(b) Use the least-squares line to predict the per capita health care expenditures for the year 2016.

(c) Use the least-squares line to predict when per capita health care expenditures will reach $12,000.

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Calculus And Its Applications

ISBN: 9780134437774

14th Edition

Authors: Larry Goldstein, David Lay, David Schneider, Nakhle Asmar

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