Step 1: Finding regression equations for the relationship between time and degrees earned.
Below is a table depicting the number of US citizens, in thousands, who earned a bachelor degree for
each vear since 2000.
Year
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
08
07
Male
530
532
550
573
595
613
631
668
681
Female
708
712
742
775
804
826
855
895
918
a.
Use the regression calculator or another tool of your choice to create a scatter plot of the data
for women, where the independent variable is the year since 2000 and the dependent variable is
the number of people (in thousands). Take a screenshot of your scatterplot and paste it
below. If your graph does not include labels, then include a description of what the axes
represent