ALG2.122 Comparing Polynomial Models
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A town models electric use versus outdoor temperature for a summer week. Linear residuals are positive at low temperatures, negative near the middle, and positive at high temperatures. Quadratic residuals are random and small. A cubic model has almost the same residuals but predicts a sudden drop in use at the hottest temperature. Which comparison is best?