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+++ b/rDiff/src/locfit/m/spence15.m	Thu Feb 14 23:38:36 2013 -0500
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+function yhat=spence15(y)
+% function for Spencer's 15-point graduation rule.
+% set out following Spencer's hand-calculation method,
+% which isn't the shortest computer program!
+
+osev = ones(7,1);
+n = length(y);
+y = [ osev*y(1); y; osev*y(n) ];
+
+n = length(y);
+k = 3:(n-2);
+a3 = y(k-1) + y(k) + y(k+1);
+a2 = y(k-2) + y(k+2);
+y1 = y(k)+3*(a3-a2);
+
+n = length(y1);
+k = 1:(n-3);
+y2 = y1(k)+y1(k+1)+y1(k+2)+y1(k+3);
+
+n = length(y2);
+k = 1:(n-3);
+y3 = y2(k)+y2(k+1)+y2(k+2)+y2(k+3);
+
+n = length(y3);
+k = 1:(n-4);
+y4 = y3(k)+y3(k+1)+y3(k+2)+y3(k+3)+y3(k+4);
+
+yhat = y4/320;
+return;