TV ratings provided by Nielsen Media Research show the percentage of TV-owning households tuned in to a particular program.

TV ratings provided by Nielsen Media Research show the percentage of TV-owning households tuned in to a particular program. The following data show the rating for the top-rated TV show of each season from 1987-1988 to 2000-2001 (The New York Times Almanac 2002): Season Rating 1987-1988 27.8 1988-1989 25.5 1989-1990 23.4 1990-1991 21.6 1991-1992 21.7 1992-1993 21.6 1993-1994 21.9 1194-1995 20.5 1995-1996 22.0 1996-1997 21.2 1997-1998 22.0 1998-1999 17.8 1999-2000 16.6 2000-2001 17.4 Graph the time series. Does a linear trend appear?