30 The accompanying table shows the number of new cases reported by
the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Crime Stoppers program for the
years 2000 through 2002.
Year ( x )
New Cases ( y )
2000
457
2001
369
2002
353
If x = 1 represents the year 2000, and y represents the number of new
cases, find the equation of best fit using a power regression, rounding
all values to the nearest thousandth.
Using this equation, find the estimated number of new cases, to the
nearest whole number, for the year 2007.
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