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| and summed with the error of each segment. Clearly, we are attempting to minimize total | and summed with the error of each segment. Clearly, we are attempting to minimize total | ||
| error. We can define the constant C as we choose to encourage or discourage additional | error. We can define the constant C as we choose to encourage or discourage additional | ||
| - | lines more. | + | lines more. The exact algorithm is very abstract. We use iteration somewhat similar |
| + | to that of section 6.2 to find and memoize the least square error sums in O(n^3) time. Next, we deal with | ||
| + | how many line segments we will need, also with a recursive function. This part takes O(n^2) time. This | ||
| + | section was hard for me to an extent similar to 6.1. This is because it gave complex mathematical formulas | ||
| + | without explaining them adequately. Further, the algorithms were very abstract forcing me to make assumptions | ||
| + | and constantly decipher them. Thus, my score for this section is 5/10. | ||
