The table below shows the total attendance for minor league baseball in some recent years.
Year
Attendance (millions)
1985
18.4
1990
25.2
1995
33.1
2000
37.6
If you were to make a scatter plot of the data, you would be able to determine the line of best fit. Using the regression equation
y = 1.31 x minus 2581.6,
predict the attendance for minor league baseball in the year 2005.
a.
5,208,000
b.
4,495,000
c.
44,950,000
d.
52,080,000