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Chapter6 Prob32

The document outlines a MATLAB script to determine the coefficients of a third-order polynomial that fits data on computer ownership from 1981 to 2010. The polynomial is used to estimate computer ownership percentages for the years 2008 and 2013, with the estimated ownership in 2008 being approximately 74.25%. A plot of the polynomial and data points is also included to visualize the results.

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Chapter6 Prob32

The document outlines a MATLAB script to determine the coefficients of a third-order polynomial that fits data on computer ownership from 1981 to 2010. The polynomial is used to estimate computer ownership percentages for the years 2008 and 2013, with the estimated ownership in 2008 being approximately 74.25%. A plot of the polynomial and data points is also included to visualize the results.

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6.32 Use MATLAB’s built-in functions to determine the coefficients of the third-order polynomial,
H C = a 3 x 3 + a 2 x 2 + a 1 x + a 0 (where x is the number of years after 1981) that best fits the data in Problem
6.31. Use the polynomial to estimate the percent of computer ownership in 2008 and in 2013. In one fig-
ure, plot the polynomial and the data points.
Solution
The problem is solved in the following script file:

clear, clc,
Y=[1981 1984 1989 1993 1997 2000 2001 2003 2004 2010];
H=[0.5 8.2 15 22.9 36.6 51 56.3 61.8 65 76.7];
x=Y-1981;
p=polyfit(x,H,3)
% Estimated ownership in 2008
Hc2008=polyval(p,2008-1981)
% Plot
Tp=1981:0.5:2010;
Hcp=polyval(p,Tp-1981);
plot(Tp,Hcp,Y,H,'*')
xlabel('Year')
ylabel('Household with Computers (%)')

When the script is executed the following results are displayed in the Command Window, and the follow-
ing figure is displayed.

p =
-0.004821523271264 0.238024221835913 -0.275993574014962
3.084977758051978
Hc2008 =
74.250766429729410
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Household with Computers (%)


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1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Year

The polynomial is:


H C = ( – 0.004822 )x 3 + 0.238x 2 + ( – 0.276 )x + 3.085

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