In the year 2030, the oldest "baby boomers" (born in 1946) will be 84 years old, and the oldest "Gen-Xers" (born in 1965) will be eligible to collect Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits. How will this affect the consumer trends in the next 25 years? Statis- tics Canada gives projections for age group 65-69 years, as shown in Table 1.6 below. Construct a line chart to illustrate the data. What is the effect of stretching and shrink- ing the vertical axis on the line chart?

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TABLE 1.6 Population Growth Projections Year 2006 Population (thousands) 1227.3 1513.1 1942.1 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2184.7 2466.6 2527.6