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The publisher of a magazine wants to determine the rate of increase in the number of subscribers. The following table shows the subscription information for eight consecutive years:
| Years | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| No. of subscribers (in millions) |
12 | 11 | 19 | 17 |
| Years | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
| No. of subscribers (in millions) |
19 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
Fit a trend line by graphical method.
Solution
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Solution: Let us fit equation of trend line for above data.
Let the equation of trend line be y = a + bx .....(i)
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| 1980 | 10 | – 3 | 9 | – 30 |
| 1985 | 7 | – 2 | 4 | – 14 |
| 1990 | 5 | – 1 | 1 | – 5 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 28 | – 44 |
The normal equations are
Σy = na + bΣx
As, Σx = 0, a = `square`
Also, Σxy = aΣx + bΣx2
As, Σx = 0, b =`square`
∴ The equation of trend line is y = `square`
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| 2007 | 20 | – 7 | 49 | – 140 |
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| 2009 | 16 | – 3 | 9 | – 48 |
| 2010 | 17 | – 1 | 1 | – 17 |
| 2011 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2012 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 54 |
| 2013 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 85 |
| 2014 | 21 | 7 | 49 | 147 |
| 2015 | 19 | 9 | 81 | 171 |
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