Re: Fitting data to a curve
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg73314] Re: Fitting data to a curve
- From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:17:11 -0500 (EST)
On 2/9/07 at 2:17 AM, benjamin.friedrich at gmail.com (ben) wrote:
>fit = FindFit[data,
>a x^2 + b y^2 + c x y + d x + e y + f, {a, b, c, d, e, f}, {x, y}]
>Please note
>Fit[] = linear fit = easy&stable = no initial guess required
>FindFit[] = nonlinear fit = subtle issue = initial guess helps a lot
=46indFit does both linear and nonlinear fits. For the linear case
there is no need to provide an initial guess when using FindFit.
=46indFit will always return the same result as Fit for the linear
case. Hence, there is no real reason to use Fit any longer.
>Always check your fitting results graphically.
This is particularly good advice for nonlinear problems when it
is possible to do so.
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