Jkei t1_je8y9uq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:52 AM

Reply to comment by OrbitalPete in Eli5:How does conversion from celsius to Fahrenheit work and is there a "linear correlation" by Moewillgo

This is a very nice example.

You can also tell from the conversion formula (which is the formula behind that graph, too) that the relationship is linear. Namely...

>F = 1.8 * C + 32 (or C = 5/9 * F - 32)

...is a classic a * x + b linear formula.

E: switched F and C originally.

Gregib t1_je9ac0g wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:44 AM

>C = 1.8 * F + 32

Actually, it's F = 1.8 * C + 32

westbamm t1_je9ay7a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:51 AM

Cool, now I am confused.

Jkei t1_je9tpwt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:43 PM

I described the conversion of celsius to fahrenheit but accidentally flipped the F and C in the formula. It's corrected now, and I added the opposite conversion for good measure.

Jkei t1_je9ewpa wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:35 AM

Oh yes, I switched them up. Lemme fix that.