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Peer reviewedDobbs, David E.; Peterson, John C. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1997
Presents several types of functions which fit a given set of data and create opportunities for classroom discussion comparing different kinds of functions and identifying some of the potential hazards associated with extrapolation from best-fit functions. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Calculus, College Curriculum
