The following time-series plot presents the number of Summer Olympic events in which the United States won a gold medal in each Olympic year from 1952 through 2016.

a. In one year, the United States did not participate in Summer games that were held in Moscow, in protest of the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. Which year was this?

b. In 1984, the Soviet Union did not participate in the Summer games held in Los Angeles, citing ‘‘undisguised threats’’
against their athletes. Estimate the number of gold medals won by the United States in that year.

c. Other than 1980 and 1984, has the number of gold medals won by the United States been generally increasing, generally decreasing, or staying about the same?

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1952- 1956- Number of Gold Medals 88 1960- 1964- 1968- 1972- 1976- 1980 1984- 1988- 1992- 1996- 2000- 2004- 2008 2012- 2016- T T T