39. The table shows the average U.S. crude oil imports in thousands of barrels per day.
(8 points total)
Determine the correlations coefficient, r, for a linear, exponential, and
quadratic model. Round to the 3 decimals places
Year
1930
Linear:
Exponential:
1940
1950
Quadratic:
1960
1970
1980
1990
Based on the correlation coefficient, which model is the best?
2000
Imports
170
117
487
1015
1324
5263
5894
9071