Many predictions about the future come from regression equations. Use the following data from the National Center for Education Statistics to predict the number of college graduates with bachelor's degrees in the year 2017. Use the time period numbers rather than years in your calculations and carry four decimal places. Carefully choose which variable to callXand which to callY.(LOs:4, 5)

Time Period

1

2

3

4

5

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Graduates (millions)

1.72

1.79

1.84

1.87

1.89