Consider power and exponential functions. • Select the best regression model to estimate the number of deaths
to occur in year 2000, if no additional safety precautions are taken.
Year
Note: Sometimes models may not accept x=0, and it may be
necessary to use x=0.01 (ie a number reasonably close to 0)
Jet Skiing
Fatalities
5
ar
1987
5
1989
20
1990
28
1991
26

1992
34
1995
68
1996
55
2000
?
Does the residual plot confirm the model is not linear? Why and not ?