A Discussion of an Alternative Method for Modeling Cyclical Phenomena

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide an answer to the question of the relative effectiveness of the cosine function versus a polynomial function in the description and stability of prediction of a specific set of longitudinal data. If the data conforms to a known function (such as the cosine function), can we test for that function more effectively (that is to say by the stability of the weights upon cross-validation) than using a polynomial function for developing prediction equations?

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Copyright (c) 2002 Russel Brown, Isadore Newman (Author)

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