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Solve the following problem :
Following table shows the number of traffic fatalities (in a state) resulting from drunken driving for years 1975 to 1983.
| Year | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
| No. of deaths | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Fit a trend line to the above data by graphical method.
Solution
Taking year on X-axis and number of deaths on Y-axis, we plot the points for number of deaths corresponding to year. Joining these points we get the graph of time series, we fit the trend line as shown in the following graph.
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| 1975 | 0 | - 4 | 16 | 0 |
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| `sumx_t` =47 | `sumu`=0 | `sumu^2=60` | `square` |
The equation of trend line is xt= a' + b'u.
The normal equations are,
`sumx_t = na^' + b^' sumu` ...(1)
`sumux_t = a^'sumu + b^'sumu^2` ...(2)
Here, n = 9, `sumx_t = 47, sumu= 0, sumu^2 = 60`
By putting these values in normal equations, we get
47 = 9a' + b' (0) ...(3)
40 = a'(0) + b'(60) ...(4)
From equation (3), we get a' = `square`
From equation (4), we get b' = `square`
∴ the equation of trend line is xt = `square`
