Consider the Table Showing the Numbers of Infants Born to Each

question 16

Multiple Choice

Consider the table showing the numbers of infants born to each of five generations in a certain family. Change the data so that they represent the generation and natural log of the infants. Use the method of least squares to find the best fitting linear model for the changed data where x represents the generation. You should keep the data in the form and should not round the values until the final calculation. Give your coefficients to four decimal places.

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