In: Civil Engineering
SOLVE USING MATLAB
Consider the world oil production data of Computer Problem 3.2.3. Find the best least squares (a) line, (b) parabola, and (c) cubic curve through the 10 data points and the RMSE of the fits. Use each to estimate the 2010 production level. Which fit best represents the data in terms of RMSE?
year |
bbl/day (×106) |
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
67.052 68.008 69.803 72.024 73.400 72.063 74.669 74.487 74.065 76.777 |