JMP Start Statistics, 6th Edition

A Answers to Selected Exercises

Chapter 4, “Formula Editor”

1a. (left) and 1b. (right)

1c. (left) - the Period² linearized the data, and 1d. (right), the line of best fit

1e. $1\text{e}.{\text{Period}}^{\text{2}}=\text{0}\text{.272}+\text{4}\text{.06}\times \text{Length}\text{, so}\text{Period}=\sqrt{\text{0}\text{.272 + 4}\text{.06}\times \text{Length}}$

1f. Enter the formula below (left) into a new column. Then make another new column to find the difference between observed and theoretical period values (right).

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