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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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the funding f(t) (in $ million) for a drug rehabilitation center is given in the table for selected years t.

t	0	3	6	9	12	15
f(t)	3.5	2.2	2.1	3	4.9	8

a, Use regression to find a quadratic function to model the data.

b, During what year is the funding the least? Round to the nearest year.

c, What is the minimum yearly amount of funding received? Round to the nearest million.

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We compute the Quadratic function using the step by step procedure in excel as below:

Enter the data into excel sheet.
Compute column t²
Go to Data > Data Analysis > Regression >Click OK
Enter the X-range (column t and t²), Y-range (f(t)) and other values as given in the dialogue box below and click OK.

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