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3. (MP SENSE-MAKING The table shows the median age of
females when they were first married.
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a. Make a scatter plot and determine what relationship
exists, if any, in the data. Identify the independent and
the dependent variables.
b. Draw a line of fit for the scatter plot.
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c. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the
line of fit.
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d. Predict what the median age of females when they are
first married will be in 2026.
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e. Do you think the equation can give a reasonable
estimate for the year 2056? Explain.
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Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Age
25.1
25.3
25.3
25.3
25.5
25.9
26
26.2
26.5
26.7
26.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of Censu