One of the jobs of the National Center for Education Statistics is to gather information about public high schools and their dropout rates. This
includes anyone who leaves school without a high school diploma or an equivalent credential. The table shows the average percent of high
school dropouts from the year 2002 through the year 2014.
Use graphing Technology to generate a line of best fit. Interpret the Slope and Y-Intercept

Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

High School
Dropout Rate (percent)
3.5
4.0
4.7
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.0
3.4
3.4
4.7
5.2

Slope (round to the hundreths):
Y-intercept (round to the hundreths):