Numerical Methods for Engineers
Numerical Methods for Engineers
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ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 16P

Given these data

x 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
y 17 24 31 33 37 37 40 40 42 41

use least-squares regression to fit

(a) A straight line,

(b) A power equation,

(c) A saturation-growth-rate equation, and

(d) A parabola.

Plot the data along with all the curves. Is any one of the curves superior? If so, justify.

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