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Question
The following table gives the number of small-scale units registered with the Directorate of Industries between 1985 and 1991. Show the growth on a trend line by the free hand method.
| Year | No. of units (in '000) |
| 195 | 10 |
| 986 | 22 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 198 | 62 |
| 1989 | 55 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 |
| 1992 | 50 |
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Solution
We follow the procedure as given below:
(a) Plot the data on a graph
(b) Join all the points by a free hand smooth curve
(c) A line is drawn which passes through the maximum number of plotted points
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