Data set oj287.dat is the light curve of the blazar XXXXXXXXXXBlazars, also known as BL Lac Objects or BL Lacerates, are bright, extragalactic, starlike objects that can vary rapidly in their...

Data set oj287.dat is the light curve of the blazar 05287. Blazars, also known as BL Lac Objects or BL Lacerates, are bright, extragalactic, starlike objects that can vary rapidly in their luminosity. Rapid fluctuations of blazar brightness indicate that the energy producing region is small. Blazars emit polarized light that is featureless on a light plot. Blazars are interpreted to be active galaxy nuclei, not so different from quasars. From this interpretation it follows that blazars are in the center of an otherwise normal galaxy, and are probably powered by a supermassive black hole. Use a local-polynomial estimator to analyze the data in oj287 .dat where column 1 is the julian time and column 2 is the brightness. How does the fit compare for the three values of p in (0.1, a}?