Here is the computer output:
Predictor Constant Coef SE Coef T F
-151.281 2.038 -74.22 0.000
Year 0.076577 0.001023 74.84 0.000
S= 0.00792598 R-Sq= 99.9% R-Sg (adj ) =99.9%
Note that HIV cases are in millions.
Which of the following value is closest to the value that this model predicts for the number of HIV cases in 1998?
(a) 1.72 million cases
(b) 2.18 million cases
(c) 17.2 million cases
(d) 52.5 million cases
(e) The predicted value is negative because we are extrapolating beyond the range o f the explanatory variable