The numbers of subscribers to Showtime are listed in Table 46 for various years. Let y be

Question:

The numbers of subscribers to Showtime are listed in Table 46 for various years.

Let y be the number (in millions) of Showtime subscribers at x years since 2000.
a. Construct a scatterplot.
b. Find a regression equation.
c. Describe the four characteristics of the association. Compute and interpret an appropriate correlation coefficient as part of your analysis.
d. Use the model to estimate the number of subscribers in 2012. What is the residual for the estimate? What does it tell you about the positions of the data point and the model?
e. AT&T charged $10 per month for Showtime in 2011. Estimate the total amount of money subscribers paid for Showtime in the entire year 2011, assuming all Showtime subscribers paid $10 per month and they subscribed for the entire year. Use units of billions of dollars and round to the second decimal place.