P-8: Fitting of Power and Exponential Curves

 

PRACTICAL EXERCISE – 8

Fitting of Power Curve and Exponential Curves

1. The following table gives corresponding values of two variables X and Y. Fit power curve to the given data.

x	y
1	1.8
2	5.1
3	8.9
4	14.1
5	19.8

 

2. Fit an exponential curve of the form  y=ab power x    to the following data.

x	y
1	1.0
2	1.2
3	1.8
4	2.5
5	3.6
6	4.7
7	6.6
8	9.1

 

3.  For the data given below, find the equation to the best fitting exponential curve of the form y=a e power x.

x	y
1	1.6
2	4.5
3	13.8
4	40.2
5	125.0
6	300.0