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3. (11m) The percent of households that own at least one computer in selected years from 1981 to 2010, according to the U.S. census bureau, is listed in the following table: Year 1981 1984 1989 1993 1997 2000 2001 2003 2004 2010 Hc (%) 0.5 8.2 15 22.9 36.6 51 56.3 61.8 65 76.7 The data can be modelled with a function in the form Hc = C/(1 + Ae-Bx) (logistic equation), where Hc is percent of households that own at least one computer, C is a maximum value for Hc in this case C = 90, A and B are constants, and x is the year. 1 (a) (2m) Linearize the problem, (b) (3m) Use equation 6.14 in the text to solve for ao and a₁, and then determine the constants A and B. (c) (2m) Use the function to estimate the percent of ownership in 1982 and in 2009. (d) (2m) Calculate R². (e) (2m) Make a plot of year (independent variable) versus Hc (dependent variable) for both the data and the best-fit linear model. It should be a nonlinear plot. Include x and y labels, a title and a legend.
With these definitions, the equations for the coefficients a, and a are: nSxy-S,Sy ху = a₁ ao SxxSy-SySx nSxx-(S₂)² (6.14) nSxx-(S₂)²