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Re: Curve-fitting/data analysis question...

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• Subject: [mg73326] Re: [mg73311] Curve-fitting/data analysis question...
• From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
• Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:04:47 -0500 (EST)
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make the cutoff point a parameter in your regression?

On 2/11/07, sherifffruitfly <sherifffruitfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've got some data that is approximately constant, c, over an
> interval, and then drops off like -(a exp(b x)).
>
> How can I determine when the constant part ends, and the negative
> exponential begins in Mathematica? I can eyeball it on a graph, but I'd much
> prefer to have a principled Mathematica routine settle the question. Once
> that's settled, it should be straightforward to determine the
> exponential's parameters via some curve-fitting routine or other.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> cdj
>
>
>


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