Xr03-81 The following table shows school enrollment

(in thousands) for public and private schools for the years 1965 to 2005.

a. Draw charts that allow you to claim that enrollment in private schools is “skyrocketing.”

b. Draw charts that “prove” public school enrollment is stagnant.

Year Public_K_8 Private_K_8 Public_9_12 Private_9_12 College_Public College_Private 1965 30,563 4,900 11,610 1,400 3,970 1,951 1966 31,145 4,800 11,894 1,400 4,349 2,041 1967 31,641 4,600 12,250 1,400 4,816 2,096 1968 32,226 4,400 12,718 1,400 5,431 2,082 1969 32,513 4,200 13,037 1,300 5,897 2,108 1970 32,558 4,052 13,336 1,311 6,428 2,153 1971 32,318 3,900 13,753 1,300 6,804 2,144 1972 31,879 3,700 13,848 1,300 7,071 2,144 1973 31,401 3,700 14,044 1,300 7,420 2,183 1974 30,971 3,700 14,103 1,300 7,989 2,235 1975 30,515 3,700 14,304 1,300 8,835 2,350 1976 29,997 3,825 14,314 1,342 8,653 2,359 1977 29,375 3,797 14,203 1,343 8,847 2,439 1978 28,463 3,732 14,088 1,353 8,786 2,474 1979 28,034 3,700 13,616 1,300 9,037 2,533 1980 27,647 3,992 13,231 1,339 9,457 2,640 1981 27,280 4,100 12,764 1,400 9,647 2,725 1982 27,161 4,200 12,405 1,400 9,696 2,730 1983 26,981 4,315 12,271 1,400 9,683 2,782 1984 26,905 4,300 12,304 1,400 9,477 2,765 1985 27,034 4,195 12,388 1,362 9,479 2,768 1986 27,420 4,116 12,333 1,336 9,714 2,790 1987 27,933 4,232 12,076 1,247 9,973 2,793 1988 28,501 4,036 11,687 1,206 10,161 2,894 1989 29,152 4,035 11,390 1,163 10,578 2,961 1990 29,878 4,084 11,338 1,150 10,845 2,974 1991 30,506 4,518 11,541 1,163 11,310 3,049 1992 31,088 4,528 11,735 1,148 11,385 3,102 1993 31,504 4,536 11,961 1,132 11,189 3,116 1994 31,898 4,624 12,213 1,162 11,134 3,145 1995 32,341 4,721 12,500 1,197 11,092 3,169 1996 32,764 4,720 12,847 1,213 11,121 3,247 1997 33,073 4,726 13,054 1,218 11,196 3,306 1998 33,346 4,748 13,193 1,240 11,138 3,369 1999 33,488 4,765 13,369 1,254 11,309 3,482 2000 33,688 4,878 13,515 1,292 11,753 3,560 2001 33,938 4,993 13,734 1,326 12,233 3,695 2002 34,116 4,886 14,067 1,334 12,752 3,860 2003 34,202 4,761 14,338 1,338 12,857 4,043 2004 34,178 4,731 14,617 1,356 12,980 4,292 2005 34,205 4,699 14,909 1,374 13,022 4,466