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Interpolation and Extrapolation: What Is The Difference?: Excelet
Interpolation and Extrapolation: What Is The Difference?: Excelet
2. explore some limitations using aluminum can data updated with 2015 data!
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0 x 15 y =
vary the x-value 96 16.5 interpolated answer
from 0 to 15 x = 9.6
Sinex 2006
modified 2015
The Mass of an Aluminum Can from 1972 to 2015 - Going out on the line for 2016! updated!
What do you notice about the data for the last few years? So let's consider separate regressions.
✘ all data and regression 1972-1998 and regression 1999-2014 and regression
f(x) = - 50
40
25.00
R² = 0 1 0 0 12-g can
2012
20.00 0
f(x) = - 0.1910595467x + 396.5793021266
R² = 0.9275685581
15.00
year mass (g) reg-calc residual Residuals plot for 1972-2015 data
1972 20.87 19.81 1.06
1973 20.40 19.62 0.79 2.00
1974 20.00 19.43 0.57
1975 19.74 19.24 0.50
1.50
1976 19.48 19.05 0.44
Residuals
1977 19.34 f(x) = 0.1450158873x - 290.8702182372
18.85 0.49
1.00 R² = 0.9963355703
1978 19.20 18.66 0.53
1979 19.16 18.47 0.69
0.50
1980 18.74 18.28 0.46
1981 18.57 18.09 0.48
0.00
1982 18.01 17.90 0.11
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
1983 17.67 17.71 -0.04
-0.50
1984 17.46 17.52 -0.06
1985 17.07 17.33 -0.26
-1.00
1986 16.81 17.14 -0.32
1987 16.57 16.94 -0.37
-1.50
1988 16.07 16.75 -0.68 Year
1989 15.49 16.56 -1.07
1990 15.97 16.37 -0.40
1991 15.73 16.18 -0.45 There is a trend in the residuals!!!
1992 15.50 15.99 -0.49 …and notice it keeps getting better!!!
1993 15.38 15.80 -0.41
1994 15.07 15.61 -0.54 Sinex 2016
1995 14.61 15.42 -0.80 1998 -1.10
1996 14.22 15.22 -1.00 1999 -0.94
1997 13.94 15.03 -1.09 2000 -0.75
1998 13.74 14.84 -1.10 2001 -0.68
1999 13.72 14.65 -0.94 2002 -0.64
2000 13.71 14.46 -0.75 2003 -0.43
2001 13.59 14.27 -0.68 2004 -0.32
2002 13.44 14.08 -0.64 2005 -0.15
2003 13.46 13.89 -0.43 2006 -0.04
2004 13.38 13.70 -0.32 2007 0.17
2005 13.35 13.50 -0.15 2008 0.35
2006 13.27 13.31 -0.04 2009 0.48
2007 13.29 13.12 0.17 2010 0.67
2008 13.28 12.93 0.35 2011 0.77
2009 13.22 12.74 0.48 2012 0.89
2010 13.22 12.55 0.67 2013 1.01
2011 13.13 12.36 0.77 2014 1.20
2012 13.06 12.17 0.89 2015 1.38
2013 12.99 11.98 1.01
2014 12.99 11.79 1.20
2015 12.97 11.59 1.38
year mass (g) reg-calc residual
1972 20.87 20.69 0.18
updated with 2015 1973 20.40 20.42 -0.02
1974 20.00 20.16 -0.16
1975 19.74 19.89 -0.15
1976 19.48 19.62 -0.14
1977 19.34 19.35 -0.01
1978 19.20 19.09 0.11
1979 19.16 18.82 0.34
1980 18.74 18.55 0.18
1981 18.57 18.29 0.28
1982 18.01 18.02 -0.01
1983 17.67 17.75 -0.09
1984 17.46 17.48 -0.02
1985 17.07 17.22 -0.15
1986 16.81 16.95 -0.13
1987 16.57 16.68 -0.11
1988 16.07 16.41 -0.34
1989 15.49 16.15 -0.65
1990 15.97 15.88 0.09
1991 15.73 15.61 0.11
1992 15.50 15.34 0.16
1993 15.38 15.08 0.31
1994 15.07 14.81 0.26
1995 14.61 14.54 0.07
1996 14.22 14.28 -0.05
1997 13.94 14.01 -0.07
1998 13.74 13.74 0.00
2.00
residuals
1.00
0.50
0.00
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
-0.50
-1.00
year
-1.50