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<p>The above figure displays the estimated shape functions for the feature <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MedInc</span></code>, accompanied by a histogram plot at the bottom. The estimated shape function appears to be piecewise constant, with an increasing trend for values of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MedInc</span></code> less than approximately 9.2, followed by a plateau. However, the estimated shape function is not strictly incr