Use a Cubic or Quartic Regression (As Specified) to Fit $y = - 0.01 x ^ { 4 } + 0.29 x ^ { 3 } - 0.06 x ^ { 2 } - 0.23 x + 3.23$

question 157

Multiple Choice

Use a cubic or quartic regression (as specified) to fit a curve through the points given in the table. Round to the nearest
hundredth.
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• A) \(y = - 0.01 x ^ { 4 } + 0.29 x ^ { 3 } - 0.06 x ^ { 2 } - 0.23 x + 3.23\)
• B) \(y \approx 0.01 x ^ { 4 } - 0.09 x ^ { 3 } - 0.08 x ^ { 2 } - 0.23 x + 3.23\)
• C) \(y \approx - 0.01 x ^ { 4 } + 0.09 x ^ { 3 } - 0.08 x ^ { 2 } - 0.23 x + 3.23\)
• D) \(y \approx - 0.01 x ^ { 4 } + 0.29 x ^ { 3 } - 0.16 x ^ { 2 } - 0.23 x + 2.26\)

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