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Sinusoidal regression

AI HL

Enter periodic paired data, run sinusoidal regression, and read the fitted model y=asin(bx+c)+d.

Goal

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.

1

Sinusoidal regression only works in radians, so check the document setting is Radian (press 7: Settings & Status2: Document Settings, or change it on the page's status bar).

2

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.

*Document
RAD
AxByCD=10.4.121.5.932.6.343.5.154.2.8A1
3

Run the regression: press 4: Statistics1: Stat CalculationsC: Sinusoidal Regression. Set X List = x, Y List = y, and 1st Result Column = c[], moving between fields with , then press .

*Document
RAD
ByCDE==SinReg14.1TitleSinusoid...25.9RegEqna*sin(b*x+c)+d36.3a2.4065345.1b0.88793552.8c0.0435259B1
Result

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. 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. 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. 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.