The Fit Line command finds the parameters 
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for the straight line that fits the points to minimize the residual sum of squares. The model for the ith row is written 
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and for the straight line that fits the points to minimize the residual sum of squares. The model for the ith row is written .A polynomial of degree 2 is a parabola; a polynomial of degree 3 is a cubic curve. For degree k, the model for the ith observation is as follows:
