1-4: Curving fitting with Linear models
Researchers, like anthropologists use the method correlation to find the relationships between two different body/bones structures.
correlation
correlation is the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.
the relationships are represented by scatter plots
if there is a strong relationship between two variables, a line of best fit can be used to make predictions.
Anthropology application
1-2: Introduction to parent functions
Oceanographers use transformations of parent functions to approximate data sets such as wave height versus wind speed.
Parent Functions
The parent function is the simplest function with the defining characteristics of the family.