14 Statistics and the Casio fx-9750G Plus • Activity 3 Copyright © Casio, Inc.
Introduction
Over the past fifty years we have seen a trend in the life
expectancy of humans. In this activity you will determine
what that trend is and make a conjecture as to how long
you think this trend will continue.
Problems and Questions
1. What is the relationship between the year and the life
expectancy in years of a person?
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2. In the year 2050 what would the life expectancy be if
this trend continues?
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3. In the year 1800 what was the life expectancy if this
trend was seen at that time as well?
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4. When would the life expectancy be zero?
Is this likely?
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5. Will this trend continue forever into the future? Why or
why not?
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Name _____________________________________________ Class ________ Date ________________
Activity 3 • The Years of Your Life
1900
1950
1960
1970
1975
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Life
Expectancy
(Years)
(from ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/
Publications/Health_US/hus04tables/Table027.xls)
47.3
68.2
69.7
70.8
72.6
73.7
74.1
74.5
74.6
74.7
74.7
74.7
74.9
74.9
75.1
75.4
75.5
75.8
75.5
75.7
75.8
76.1
76.5
76.7
76.7
77.0
77.2
77.3
Years
Data:
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