In Selecting the Placement of Knot Points in Implementing Cubic

question 11

Multiple Choice

In selecting the placement of knot points in implementing cubic splines,it is common to

• A)Space the knot points equally.
• B)Use more knot points where data is sparse and fewer where data is plentiful.
• C)Use fewer knot points where data is sparse and more where data is plentiful.
• D)Allocate the knot points randomly across the spectrum to minimize estimation bias.

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