Fit a piecewise linear graph to this data

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Sometimes when one plots a set of data, it appears to be piecewise linear, causing one to ponder an explanation for the change in pattern at the corner(s).

Over the 9 year period, 1977 through 1985, the number of legal abortions (in thousands) performed in Bulgaria are given in the Table 12.

(a) Fit a piecewise linear graph to this data.

(b) Can you conclude anything?

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