Winning times for men and women in the 1500 m Olympic speed skating event are given below,
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a. Analyze the data and predict when the winning times for men and women will be the same if the current trends continue.
b. How reasonable do you think your prediction is? Explain your reasoning.
c. Predict the winning times for the 2002 Winter Olympics. How close are your predictions to the actual results?
Derek Parra of the United States won the 2002 gold medal for the men's 1500 m speed skating event.
d. Is it appropriate to use a linear model for these data? Why?
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1500 m Olympic Speed Skating Year 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 Men 2:10.3 2:03.4 2:02.96 1:59.38 1:55.44 1:58.36 1:52.061:54.81 1:51.29 1:47.87 Women 2:22.6 2:22.4 2:20.85 2:16.58 2:10.95 2:03.42 2:00.68 2:05.87 2:02.19 1:57.58
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