document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057370>Question 1057370</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By looking at the following data, brainstorm why the parabola is not a good fit for the data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672429 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=672429\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> While the data points shown in the graph do appear to follow a parabolic path,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the particular parabola shown in the graph is not a good fit because it is \"above\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "every observed data point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means that the model equation that goes with that parabola would be over-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "estimating every value in the domain of the data set. In other words, the model <BR>\n" );
document.write( "would not be a good predictor. </SPAN>\n" );
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