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Definition of Cubic Splines: A cubic spline is a particular nonparametric estimator of a function. Given a data set {X_i, Y_i} it estimates values of Y for X's other than those in the sample. The process is to construct a function that balances the twin needs of (1) proximity to the actual sample points, (2) smoothness. So a 'roughness penalty' is defined. (Econterms)

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