The figures show the number of Iraq casualties through October 2009 and the population of some hometowns from which the servicemen or servicewomen came, according to the Los Angeles Times. Comment on the difference in graphs and in the coefficient of determination between the top scatterplot that included L.A. and the bottom scatterplot that did not include L.A. L.A. is the point with a population of nearly 4 million. 

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Predicted Casualties = 1.980 + 0.00641 Population (K) 30 25 20 15 10 R-Sq 83.9% 1000 2000 3000 4000 Population (thousands) (Includes L.A.) Casualties