Modeling Complex Population Data
A city’s population data shows an initial period of slow growth, followed by rapid expansion, then gradual stabilization. The data exhibits three distinct maximum growth rates at different time periods and two periods where growth temporarily declined before recovering. Which function type would best model this population scenario?
A
Linear with constant rate
B
Quadratic with single maximum
C
Polynomial with multiple maxima and minima
D
Piecewise with three linear segments
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