BF2S Math Off!

2008-04-20 13:09:54

#1

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

Compute the correlation and the modeling equation. (Linear, Natural Log, Exponential, and Power.)

Year (x)
1965
1970
1975
1977
1978
1981
1983
1984
1985
1987
1989
1990

Total Debt (in millions) (y)
314
370
533
699
772
998
1377
1572
1823
2350
2857
3233

First correct answer gets karma and respect. Go!

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2008-04-20 13:14:03

#2

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6760|eng

no u

#rekt

2008-04-20 13:15:44

#3

kptk92: u; +972|6881|tc_london

The fuck?

2008-04-20 13:15:57

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6671|Winland

I believe the answer is five.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-20 13:16:54

#5

mikkel: Member; +383|7074

Math is for losers. Sorry.

2008-04-20 13:17:11

#6

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6922

36xxx???

2008-04-20 13:18:58

#7

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6797|New Haven, CT

Your graphing calculator has a utility for this.

I'll tell you how to get to it if you need me to.

Last edited by nukchebi0 (2008-04-20 13:19:31)

2008-04-20 13:19:04

#8

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

All answers so far are wrong! Keep trying!

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-20 13:20:10

#9

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6797|New Haven, CT

Do you need this answered, or are you just trying to hold some sort of competition?

2008-04-20 13:20:52

#10

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6920|Chicago, IL

first one appears to be either a natural log or a power < 1.

second one is an exponential

I'm not gonna solve for the exact values, I have better things to do

2008-04-20 13:21:36

#11

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6434|Washington DC

its like over 9000

2008-04-20 13:22:02

#12

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6920|Boulder, CO

42?

Hey its the answer to life the universe and everything and I belive that this would be included in the term 'everything' so....Declare me the winner.

2008-04-20 13:22:04

#13

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

nukchebi0 wrote:
Do you need this answered, or are you just trying to hold some sort of competition?

Competition. There are 4 questions total. When the first one is answered, the next one will be posted.

Let's see how smart you are!

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-20 13:22:29

#14

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6865|Southern California

I think I could possibly solve it by hand...

But I'm pretty sure I can cheat kinda easy so I'm gonna go try and do that...brb.

2008-04-20 13:23:36

#15

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

S.Lythberg wrote:
first one appears to be either a natural log or a power < 1.

second one is an exponential

I'm not gonna solve for the exact values, I have better things to do

They're both the same problem, you're solving for correlation between the two lists.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-20 13:24:08

#16

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6797|New Haven, CT

haffeysucks wrote:
S.Lythberg wrote:
first one appears to be either a natural log or a power < 1.

second one is an exponential

I'm not gonna solve for the exact values, I have better things to do
They're both the same problem, you're solving for correlation between the two lists.

Isn't this just fitting an equation to a set of data?

2008-04-20 13:25:31

#17

kptk92: u; +972|6881|tc_london

0

2008-04-20 13:26:21

#18

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

nukchebi0 wrote:
haffeysucks wrote:
S.Lythberg wrote:
first one appears to be either a natural log or a power < 1.

second one is an exponential

I'm not gonna solve for the exact values, I have better things to do
They're both the same problem, you're solving for correlation between the two lists.
Isn't this just fitting an equation to a set of data?

Yeah, you're solving for the right kind of equation (linear, natural log, exp, or power) by finding which one has the highest correlation. Then you post the equation. And I will check it.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-20 13:26:47

#19

Daysniper: Member; +42|7108

I'm kind of confused about what you're really asking, but if we take 1965 as year 1 and 1990 as year 25, then the resulting equation should look something like y + 314(1.38)^x if it grows exponentially. If it is linear growth then the equation is y - 314 = (2919 / 25)(x - 1965). The logarithmic equation would look like y = log base 6.26 of 1965 (I think) and the natural log I have no idea.

I think. I'm still unsure of what exactly the question is.

2008-04-20 13:29:04

#20

Docjones: Member; +7|6458|Connecticut

gb2/school/

2008-04-20 13:30:42

#21

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6865|Southern California

y = 3E-84e^0.1006x
close enough...

Last edited by VicktorVauhn (2008-04-20 13:31:09)

2008-04-20 13:32:25

#22

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

Daysniper wrote:
I'm kind of confused about what you're really asking, but if we take 1965 as year 1 and 1990 as year 25, then the resulting equation should look something like y + 314(1.38)^x if it grows exponentially. If it is linear growth then the equation is y - 314 = (2919 / 25)(x - 1965). The logarithmic equation would look like y = log base 6.26 of 1965 (I think) and the natural log I have no idea.

I think. I'm still unsure of what exactly the question is.

Uhh...maybe I didn't explain fully.

The answer I'm looking for is a correlation equation, such as (for a natural log correlation):

y=a+b(ln x)
y=15.67110699+20.18568279(ln x)

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2008-04-20 13:33:34

#23

Brasso: member; +1,549|7104

VicktorVauhn wrote:
y = 3E-84e^0.1006x
close enough...

What's the E doing there dude? You don't need to use E at all.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-20 13:34:58

#24

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6922

Well, I am pretty sure you need to draw a graph, then draw a tangent and the y/x...this will give you m...The final part is to get C, which is where the line touches the y-axis.

Where is my karma?

2008-04-20 13:35:27

#25

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6865|Southern California

I do
Apparently so excel hehe

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