TI-Nspire CX II field manual for IB Math
Sinusoidal regression
Enter periodic paired data, run sinusoidal regression, and read the fitted model y=asin(bx+c)+d.
Fit a sinusoidal model to (0,4.1), (1,5.9), (2,6.3), (3,5.1), (4,2.8), (5,1.7), (6,2.1), (7,3.9), where x is in radians.
Sinusoidal regression only works in radians, so check the document setting is Radian (press → 7: Settings & Status → 2: Document Settings, or change it on the page's status bar).
Open a Lists & Spreadsheet page, name the first column x, and enter 0 through 7. Name the second column y and enter 4.1, 5.9, 6.3, 5.1, 2.8, 1.7, 2.1, 3.9.
Run the regression: press → 4: Statistics → 1: Stat Calculations → C: Sinusoidal Regression. Set X List = x, Y List = y, and 1st Result Column = c[], moving between fields with , then press .
The calculator uses the form y=asin(bx+c)+d, so to three significant figures the model is y=2.41sin(0.888x+0.0435)+3.98.
Your turn
Work each one on your calculator, then check the answer.
- 1
Fit a sinusoidal model y=asin(bx+c)+d to (0,7.5), (1,8.8), (2,8.7), (3,6.6), (4,4.5), (5,2.9), (6,3.4), (7,5.6), where x is in radians.
- 2
Fit a sinusoidal model to (0,3.1), (1,4.6), (2,4.3), (3,2.1), (4,1.3), (5,2.4), (6,4.5), (7,4.4), where x is in radians.
- 3
Fit a sinusoidal model to (0,9.2), (1,12.4), (2,12.3), (3,8.5), (4,5.1), (5,6.3), (6,10.1), (7,13.1), where x is in radians.