The following table shows the average life expectancy, in years, of a child born in the given
Question:
The following table shows the average life expectancy, in years, of a child born in the given year.†
Year Life expectancy
2005 77.6
2007 78.1
2009 78.5
2011 78.7
2013 78.8
(a) Find the equation of the regression line. (Let E be the life expectancy in years and t the number of years since 2005. Round regression line parameters to two decimal places.)
E(t) = 0.15t+77.74
(b) Plot the data points and the regression line.
(c) Explain in practical terms the meaning of the slope of the regression line. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
For each increase of 1 in the year of birth the life expectancy increases by year.
(d) Based on the trend of the regression line, what do you predict as the life expectancy of a child born in 2018? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
(e) Based on the trend of the regression line, what do you predict as the life expectancy of a child born in 1550? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
(f) What do you predict as the life expectancy of a child born in 2400? (Round your answer to one decimal places.)
Mathematical Applications for the Management Life and Social Sciences
ISBN: 978-1305108042
11th edition
Authors: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds