Lecture 11; Math 636
LEFTOVERS
modes
NEW
THE MODELING RECIPE (so far)
Find functional dependence
Look for trends / qualitative features of this functional dependence.
Translate to the language of mathematics
Look for simplifications in it (scales? units?)
journal impact factors http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/editorsinfo.editors/biblio
ways to choose natural scales
z-scores
angles
Look for explanations (=rationalizations) of it (optimization=next chapter)