The table shows the number of manatee deaths caused by watercraft in Florida each year beginning in 1980. The years are
coded such that 1980 is 1, 1981 is 2, and so on. Use the table to
find the best model and the R2 value.
Year
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
Deaths
16
24
20
15
34
33
33
39
43
50
Quadratic model, 0.866
power model, 0.682
linear model, 0.845
exponential model, 0.779