Question

Write the equation: ŷ= ____________

Short answer

The linear equation is shown below:

$\text{\# AIDS cases diagnosed}=-3448225+1750\text{( year)}$

Step-by-step solution

Given information

Given in the question that the table,

Year	# flu cases diagnosed	# flu deaths
Pre-1981	$81$	$29$
$1982$	1,170	453
$1983$	3,076	1,482
$1984$	6,240	3,466
$1985$	11,776	6,878
$1986$	19,032	11,987
$1987$	28,564	16,162
$1988$	35,447	20,868
$1989$	42,674	27,591
$1990$	48,634	31,335
$1991$	59,660	36,560
$1992$	78,530	41,055
$1993$	78,834	44,730
$1994$	71,874	49,095
$1995$	68,505	49,456
$1996$	59,347	38,510
$1997$	47,149	20.736
$1998$	38,393	19,005
$1999$	25,174	18,454
$2000$	25,522	17,347
$2001$	$25,643$	$17,402$
$2002$	$26,464$	$16,371$
Total	$802,118$	$489,093$

Explanation

The linear equation is shown below:

$\text{\# AIDS cases diagnosed}=-3448225+1750\text{( year)}$