Using the Linear, Power, and Exponential Functions
to Describe data.
Each function gives a straight line when plotted using a
specific set of axes:
1. The linear function y mx b gives a straight line
when plotted on rectilinear axes. Its slope is m and its
intercept is b.
2. The power function y bx
m
gives a straight line
when plotted on log-log axes.
3. The exponential function y b(10)
mx
and its
equivalent form y be
mx
give a straight line when
plotted on a semilog plot whose y-axis is logarithmic.
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More? See pages 264-265.
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