Use the following data and graph the best-fit quadratic curve. What is a good approximation for the value of c?
1 answer:
Answer:
2) 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Graphing the best-fit quadratic curve for the data-set can be done using Ms. Excel Application.
The first basic step is to enter the data into any two adjacent columns of the excel workbook. Highlight the two columns where the values have been entered, click on the insert tab and then select the x,y scatter-plot feature. This will create an x,y scatter-plot for the data.
Next, click on the Add Chart Element feature and add a polynomial trend-line of order 2 which is basically a quadratic curve. Finally, check the display equation on chart box. This step will plot the quadratic curve as well as give the equation of the best-fit quadratic curve.
The attachment below shows the best-fit quadratic curve to the data-set and its corresponding equation.
A good approximation for the value of c from the equation is thus 3. This is simply the y-intercept of the curve. 3.21 is closer to 3.
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Answer:
The estimated number of times the spinner will land on 3 is 20.
Step-by-step explanation:
The complete question is:
A four-sided spinner is provided. If Tom spins the spinner 80 times then work out an estimate for the number of times the spinner will land on 3.
Solution:
Assume that the four-sided spinner is unbiased.
That is all the four outcomes are equally likely to be selected.
The probability that the spinner lands on any of the four numbers is:
P(1) = P (2) = P (3) = P (4) = 0.25
It is provided that Tom spins the spinner <em>n</em> = 80 times.
The spinner can land on any of the four numbers independently.
The random variable <em>X</em>, defined as the number of times the spinner lands on 3, follows a Binomial distribution with parameters <em>n</em> = 80 and <em>p</em> = 0.25.
The expected value of <em>X</em> is:
Thus, the estimated number of times the spinner will land on 3 is 20.