Re: Polynomial regression analysis

Why don't you consider a linear trigonometric regression:
f(Y) = sum_k { (a_k * sin(k*g(X)) + b_k * cos(k*g(X)) } + noise

This is more robust, especially if applied to residuals of a spline
regression.

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