Spline Interpolations Besides Wood Model Widely Used in Lactation

Abstract

In this study, for lactation curve, spline interpolations, alternative modeling passing through exactly all data points with respect to widely used Wood model applied to lactation data were be discussed. These models are linear spline, quadratic spline and cubic spline. The observed and estimated values according to spline interpolations and Wood model were given with their Error Sum of Squares and also the lactation curves of spline interpolations and widely used Wood model were shown on the same graph. Thus, the differences have been observed. The estimates for some intermediate values were done by using spline interpolations and Wood model. By using spline interpolations, the estimates of intermediate values could be made more precise. Furthermore, by using spline interpolations, the predicted values for missing or incorrect observation were very successful according to the values of Wood model. By using spline interpolations, new ideas and interpretations in addition to the information of the well-known classical analysis were shown to the investigators.