TI-Nspire CX II field manual for IB Math
Exponential regression
Fit y=a⋅bx to paired data and read the fitted parameters.
Fit an exponential model to (0,5),(1,8),(2,11),(3,20),(4,31).
Open a Lists & Spreadsheet page, name the first column x, and enter 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. Name the second column y, and enter 5, 8, 11, 20, 31.
Run the regression: press → 4: Statistics → 1: Stat Calculations → A: Exponential Regression. Set X List = x and Y List = y, moving between fields with .
Set 1st Result Column to an empty column, such as c[], so the Nspire writes the regression equation and coefficients into the spreadsheet. Press to calculate.
The calculator uses the form y=a⋅bx, so the model is y≈4.90(1.58)x, with r≈0.997.
Your turn
Work each one on your calculator, then check the answer.
- 1
Fit an exponential model y=a⋅bx to (0,4), (1,6), (2,10), (3,15).
- 2
Fit an exponential model to the (noisy) data (0,3.1), (1,4.1), (2,6.0), (3,8.1).
- 3
Fit an exponential model to (0,80), (1,63), (2,52), (3,41), (4,33).