Linear Fit

This looks basically linear, so let's define our linear least-square fit using the Mathematica Fit function.  We tell it to fit this data to the functions 1 and t (a constant and t to the first power):

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Let's graph this and see what it looks like (I use the same PlotRange as before, but make it blue):

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And now, display them together:

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This doesn't look like too bad a fit.  


Converted by Mathematica      May 11, 2003