Curve Fitting and Goodness of Fit

In developing a process for finding how well a curve fits data, several steps are pre-cursors.  This site will start with the basics of a coordinate plane.  From there we will move on to Building a Model.  The last two processes are finding a curve and determining how well that curve fits the data.  Along the way, students will gain an understanding of what is involved in finding curves as well as the importance of why we find curves for data.  Links below will guide you through the process.  Follow them in order and try not to get ahead of yourself!

Unit Overview

Unit Plan with References, Objectives, and Standards.

Outline 1— Graphing Data

        Exercise 1

Outline 2— Building a Model

        Exercise 2

Outline 3— Curve Fitting

        Exercise 3

Outline 4— Goodness of Fit

        Exercise 4

 

 

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http://www.wri.com/ -- Wolfram Research (Mathematica)

 

  http://www.shodor.org/ -- Shodor Foundation (Interactivate)

 

  http://ncsec.org – National Computational Science in Education (Modules)

  http://www.hps-inc.com/  STELLA Systems Thinking (Model Building)