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Assuming that the values {y i = f (xi), i = 1, … , n + 1} are given up to a certain error, it is better to use smoothing polynomials, or spline functions. In this way the graph of the derived function y = f (x) lies near the given points (x i , y i ).
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Rovenski, V. (2000). Approximation of Functions. In: Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with MAPLE. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2128-9_5
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