To: AdamSelene235
A simple exponential function does not match the data. No curve matches data, you average out the growth rate it and get a best fit. The fact that growth is measured as a pecentage is a dead giveaway that you have exponential growth, hense as your definition says "grow at a rate proportional to its size".
To: Always Right
Methinks you will need a Fourier series of both real and imaginary exponential functions to match a curve like m3.
18 posted on
08/31/2005 12:12:44 PM PDT by
AdamSelene235
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To: Always Right
The fact that growth is measured as a pecentage is a dead giveaway that you have exponential growth, Lol, the fact that the slope is decreasing is a dead giveaway that you do not have exponential growth.
21 posted on
08/31/2005 12:25:27 PM PDT by
AdamSelene235
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