In an experiment, a petri dish with a colony of bacteria is exposed to cold temperatures and then warm again. time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 population 5.1 3.03 1.72 1.17 1.38 2.35 4.08. Find a quadratic model for the data in the table

Use fintie differences for the Y-values to find the degree of the equation. Go to a scientific calculator, plug all the numbers in a chart, if the degree is 3, use the cubic regression equation, for degree of 2, use quadratic regression, and so on.