The following table gives the total number of live Christmas trees sold in millions in the United States from 2004 to 2011 Source Statista com 2 0 27 1 28 6 4 6 7 t number of years since 2004 C total number of Christmas trees sold in the U S in millions 1 Use the TABLE to determine the number of live Christmas trees sold in the year 2008 In 2008 there were approximately million live Christmas trees sold in the U S 2 Determine the linear regression equation that models the set of data above Use the indicated variables and proper function notation Round to the nearest hundredth as needed C 28 2 27 30 8 3 Interpret the meaning of the slope of your rounded regression model From 2004 to 2011 the number of Christmas trees sold in the U S increased by approximately million trees each year 4 Use the REGRESSION EQUATION to determine the number of live Christmas trees sold in the year 2008 In 2008 there were approximately million live Christmas trees sold in the U S 5 Your answers to parts 1 and 4 should be different Why is this the case O The data are linear The regression equation gives a more precise answer than the value from the table O The data are not perfectly linear The regression equation gives a more precise answer than the value from the table O The data are linear The regression equation gives only an approximation of the actual value not the exact value O The data are not perfectly linear The regression equation gives only an approximation of the actual