Lessons for Topic 1.13
Modeling with functionsChoosing a function family and fitting its numbers so that one rule describes real data.Lesson
Where a model holds: domain, interpolation and extrapolationReading a value inside the range of the data is far safer than predicting one outside it.Lesson
Judging and comparing modelsComparing predicted outputs with the real ones to see where the model starts to drift.Lesson
Piecewise functions in contextRules that change at a threshold, such as tax bands or shipping charges by weight.Lesson