A fitness trainer decided to track the combined weight loss of
several new customers. She recorded the combined weight loss
each month and kept track for 6 months. Identify the best
mathematical model with its corresponding R2 value and tell
whether it is a good model.
Month
1
2
3
4
5
6
Weight loss
175
120
95
63
44
30
4.
exponential model, 0.996
Yes, 0.996 is very close to 1.
quadratic model, 0.994
Yes, 0.994 is very close to 1.
quadratic model, 0.994
No, 0.994 is too high an R2 value.
exponential model, 0.996
No, 0.966 is too high an R2 value.
