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BoxBOD

Procedure: Nonlinear Least Squares Regression
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Data: 1 Response Variable (y)
1 Predictor Variable (x)
6 Observations
Higher Level of Difficulty
Observed Data

Model: y = f(x;beta) + e  =  beta(1)(1 - exp[-beta(2)x])


These data are described in detail in Box, Hunter and Hunter (1978). The response variable is biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in mg/l, and the predictor variable is incubation time in days.