It Has Been Projected That the Population of a Certain

question 135

Short Answer

It has been projected that the population of a certain city in the southwest will increase by 9% during each of the next 5 yr. If the current population is 150,000, what is the expected population in 5 yr? Please round the answer to the nearest integer.
__________ people

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Definitions:

Relative Change

Relative Change represents the ratio of the change in a quantity to the original amount, often expressed as a percentage to indicate how much something has increased or decreased relative to its initial value.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A numerical measure that represents the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change together, revealing whether an increase in one variable tends to be accompanied by an increase (positive covariance) or decrease (negative covariance) in the other.

Distribution

In statistics, a distribution is a function that shows the possible values for a variable and how often they occur.