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$($a$)$ Over the period $0,4$ the average rate of change of government funding for the arts was the following.

less than the rate predicted by the regression line.

greater than the rate predicted by the regression line.

approximately equal to the rate predicted by the regression line.

$($b$)$ Over the period $4,8$ the average rate of change of government funding for the arts was the following.

less than the rate predicted by the regression line.

greater than the rate predicted by the regression line.

approximately equal to the rate predicted by the regression line.

$($c$)$ Over the period $3,6$ the average rate of change of government funding for the arts was the following.

less than the rate predicted by the regression line.

greater than the rate predicted by the regression line.

approximately equal to the rate predicted by the regression line.

$($d$)$ Estimate, to two significant figures, the average rate of change of government funding for the arts over the period $[0,8].($Be careful to state the units of measurement.$)$

$4\mathrm{.}0$ V

billion dollars per year

How does it compare to the slope of the regression line?

less than the slope of the regression line

greater than the slope of the regression line