Question

Find the required linear model using​ least-squares regression.
The table below gives the total sales​ (in billions of​ dollars) for the aerospace industry.
Year

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
Total Sales

180.6
182.9
184.5
185.7
186.7
187.5
​(a) Find a linear model for the data with xequals
6
corresponding to the year 2006.
​(b) Assuming the trend​ continues, estimate the total sales for the year 2017
.
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Part 1
​(a) The linear model for the data is yequals
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​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)