Let Y represent the profit (or loss) for a certain company X years after 1970. Based on the data shown
below, a statistician calculates a linear model Y = -0.80X + 7.96.
X
y
2
7.96
3
3.8
4 5.64
2.58
2.62
3.36
1.8
y=
56
7
8
Use the model to estimate the profit in 1973
