7: Try it out

year 1000
BC
0
AD
1000
AD
1400
AD
1750
AD
1850
AD
1950
AD
1970
AD
1980
AD
1990
AD

2007

AD

human popn. size
(millions)
50 200 300 380 790 1260 2520 3690 4430 5260 6600

 

human population from 1000 BCThe table above contains data on human population growth over the last 3,000 years. At right, this data is plotted on an ordinary graph. Because the data spans many orders of magnitude, the graph looks kind of empty. This is a good candidate for log transformation — can you correctly place the points for the last 3000 years on the semi-log paper below?