abusing linear regression

proportion_binge_drinkers	cumulative_covid19_per100000
11.44931691	145.9351538
13.34573233	297.5695625
13.04955085	546.9054849
11.47103988	607.465903
12.34640073	671.7705086
12.87280826	636.9682338
12.51924817	821.7091427
15.17690393	869.2271347
14.73450438	1127.845738
15.26079954	1099.96658
15.34536932	1289.167325
18.02849339	1567.445505
18.72977084	1557.965762
16.59125665	1923.340382
17.40744113	2033.819843
18.03534737	1145.13538
15.03529263	594.6620263
15.47402175	562.1985722
14.6565264	532.4888072
15.03637877	527.7385637
15.38664297	546.0757481
15.53480861	416.7923756
15.7407274	329.0269607
15.04057356	269.275536
16.0938006	174.2862246
17.34980034	185.3787691
17.90426047	222.1049963
18.74984586	321.0355577
17.1410351	448.52981
17.51987623	506.0876179
18.63160548	406.4621519
18.8653896	401.763767
17.87085204	480.5783957
17.75422215	466.7736489
18.83392875	540.236475
19.91386006	599.8530674
16.5241027	661.0565316
15.91001677	698.1976272
17.3409988	727.6895862
18.13044155	685.8708492
18.01351203	690.5277472
21.04888533	864.8347153
20.52172873	945.7911022
20.22700793	1105.126506
25.83063573	1435.444745
23.21758696	439.4493774
22.63320157	446.5799284
19.54179799	124.6005451
19.45509337	66.9390201
19.45531809	53.09278648