The following data showing U.S. per capita health care expenditures (in dollars) is available from the National

Question:

The following data showing U.S. per capita health care expenditures (in dollars) is available from the National Center for Health Statistics (www/cdc.gov/nchs/ hus.htm) in the 2002 Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans.
Year Per Capita Expenditures (in $)
I960......................................143
1970......................................348
1980...................................1,067
1990...................................2,738
1995...................................3,698
1998...................................4,098
1999...................................4,302
2000...................................4,560
2001...................................4,914
2002...................................5,317
Determine the line of best fit to the given data.
Predict the per capita expenditure for the years 2008, 2010, and 2015.