Data, estimations and exponential models, Unit 9 Statistics homework help

The data below represents the number of hits on your web site over 10 months.

  1. Make a scatter plot of ln ​y​ versus ​x​. Use the scatter plot to find the equation for the line of best fit.
  2. Make a scatter plot of ln ​y​ versus ln ​x​. Use the scatter plot to find the equation for the line of best fit.
  3. Based on your answers in part a and b, would an exponential model or a power model be better to represent this data? Explain.
  4. Use your answers from parts a and b to find an exponential model and a power model to represent this data by hand.
  5. Use the regression feature on your calculator to find an exponential model and a power model to represent this data.
  6. Use your answer from parts c and d to make the ​best​ estimate for the number of hits your web site will have in 12 months.