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Lesson Plan: Nonlinear Modeling: Something Fishy

March 29, 2021

In this lesson by Douglas Whitaker, students explore nonlinear regression models to explain fish weight by using fish length. They will use both transformation of the response variable and polynomial regression. Geometric interpretations of variables are leveraged to suggest nonlinear models to fit. The intention of this lesson is for students to perform two or three linear … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Nonlinear Modeling: Something Fishy

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