The table shows the estimated number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period. Which type of function best models the data? Write an equation to model the data.

Year Estimated Population
0 100
1 79
2 62
3 49
4 39

A. linear; y = 0.79x + 100
B. quadratic; y = 100x2 + 0.79
C. exponential; y = 100 * 0.79x
D. quadratic; y = 0.79x2 + 100

Question

The table shows the estimated number of deer living in a forest over a five-year period. Which type of function best models the data? Write an equation to model the data.

Year	Estimated Population
0	100
1	79
2	62
3	49
4	39

A. linear; y = 0.79x + 100	
B. quadratic; y = 100x2 + 0.79	
C. exponential; y = 100 * 0.79x
D. quadratic; y = 0.79x2 + 100

kirbykirby · Answer

i would say you'd have to choose the function that minimizes the sum of squared residuals from each point to the curve

anonymous · Answer

how do I do that?..

kirbykirby · Answer

For the first one, for example: |dw:1372250319147:dw|