In: Statistics and Probability
| U.S. Civilian Labor Force (thousands) | ||||
| Year | Labor Force | Year | Labor Force | |
| 2007 | 153,918 | 2012 | 155,628 | |
| 2008 | 154,655 | 2013 | 155,151 | |
| 2009 | 153,111 | 2014 | 156,238 | |
| 2010 | 153,650 | 2015 | 157,957 | |
| 2011 | 153,995 | 2016 | 159,640 | |
(d) Make forecasts using the following fitted
trend models for years 2017-2019. (Round your answers to
the nearest whole number.)
| t | Linear | Quadratic | Exponential | 
| 11 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | |||



Forcast:
| t | Linear | Quadratic | Exponential | 
| 11 | 158607.1 | 161300.55 | 158648.0775 | 
| 12 | 159191.2 | 163354 | 159248.5932 | 
| 13 | 159775.3 | 165652.35 | 159851.3819 |