document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472896>Question 472896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the scatterplot, determine which of the following types of functions might be used as a model for the data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)not linear or quadratic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)quadratic\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the points are located at the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1,12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3,8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9,8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Linear is a very poor fit, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large R^2\ \approx\ 0.47\">.  Quadratic is not bad <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large R^2\ \approx\ 0.97\">.  Cubic is better yet: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large R^2\ \approx\ 0.99\">, and quartic is, for all intents and purposes, perfect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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