The table shows the average number of miles traveled per person in the United
States for different years.
Year 1915 1925 1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
Average
miles
traveled 194 1056 1796 1788 3650 4569 6147 7460 9099 10,181
per
person
Use the Desmos graphing calculator to find the quadratic regression equation using
the years since 1900 for the input variable, and the average number of miles for the
output variable. Round each coefficient in the equation to the nearest thousandth.
Using your regression equation with rounded values, what is the best estimate for
the average number of miles traveled per person in 1961?
1001