In this problem you will fit a quartic polynomial to the AIDS data. (a) With N as the

Chapter 11, Problem 11.7.16

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In this problem you will fit a quartic polynomial to the AIDS data. (a) With N as the total number of AIDS deaths in the US t years after 1980, use a calculator or computer to fit the data in Table 11.25 on page 475 with a polynomial of the form N = at4 + bt3 + ct2 + dt + e. (b) Graph the data and your quartic for 0 t 16. Comment on the fit. (c) Graph the data and your quartic for 0 t 30. Comment on the predictions made by this model.

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