The image below is the International Space Station:
Visit the following website:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/
1.) What is the current speed of the International Space Station in miles
per hour (mph) ?
2.) What is the current altitude of the International Space Station (ISS)
above the Earth(in miles)?
3.) What are the coordinates of the current latitude and longitude of the
ISS?
4.) As the International Space Station is changing its position, record 15
different locations of the ISS by writing down the coordinates of the
latitude and longitude at each different location.
Latitude
Longitude
While you are waiting for the ISS to change positions to fill in the table
above, answer the following questions:
1.) What is the purpose of the International Space Station?
2.) Can the International Space Station be seen with the naked eye?
3.) How many nations are working together to make the International
Station the longest living orbital outpost to date?
4.) How often does the ISS orbit the Earth?
5.) Upon completion, what is the projected size of the ISS?
6.) Upon completion, how many astronauts will the ISS be able to house
on a regular basis?
USE THE DATA THAT YOU COLLECTED IN THE TABLE ABOVE TO DO
THE FOLLOWING:
Create a scatterplot (LONGITUDE vs. LATITUDE) of the data in Excel and
paste your graph below:
Find a quadratic regression model ( y  ax 2  bx  c ) for the data and
report the model below. What is the value of r-squared for this model?
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Find a cubic regression model ( y  ax 3  bx 2  cx  d ) for the data and
report the model below. What is the value of r-squared for this model?
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Which model is a better fit for the data? How do you know?