9.The following table gives the number of graduates in health professions in the U.S. for various
years.
Year Number of Graduates
(in millions)
2009 |15.4
2010 |15.9
2011 |16.3
2012 |16
2013 |15.7
a. Code the years using t = 1 for 2009 and fit a quadratic function to the data with the regression program on your calculator.
equation is ________________________________
b. Predict the # of graduates in 2025. __________________