> STL: what was the line you fit to the log log of the known mersenne's > exponents, and what was the error (r^2) ? > > I'm assuming r^2 is like, the amount of error for a given line fitting a > set of data. > > When I fit an exponential line to the 1st 37 mersenne prime's exponents > (since I believe that 6972593 is actually the 39th, but have no proof, so > I figured I'd leave it out), the line I got was y=1.7661e^0.301x (hope I > wrote that right), and r^2=0.9925. > > I have a feeling the log log thing will actually be more useful.. easier > to predict a straight line than an exponential curve. They are actually equally easy to predict. A straight line is just a log of an exponential curve. -Lucas _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
