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The 2014 Ebola Outbreak In the first 6 months of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the total number of reported cases could be approximated by
Where t is time in months since April 1, 2014.51
a. Calculating the average rate of change of
and
b. What kind of model would best describe the successive rates of change obtained in part (a): linear, quadratic, or exponential? What does your answer tell you about the 2014 Ebola outbreak?
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