Number of Certified Organic Farms in the United States, 2001–2008 Year Farms
2001 6,231
2002 6,574
2003 7,237
2004 7,211
2005 7,701
2006 8,581
2007 10,302
2008 11,796
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(a) Fit three trends (linear, quadratic, exponential) to the time series. (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round the intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)
(b) Use each of the three fitted trend equations to make numerical forecasts for the next 3 years. (Round the intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and round your final answers to 1 decimal place.)