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Re: Using FindFit with constraints ??

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• Subject: [mg75720] Re: Using FindFit with constraints ??
• From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 04:30:54 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
• References: <f1ph2r$i1q$1@smc.vnet.net>

Alex wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I saw at http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/FindFit.html
> that FindFit can be used with constraints for the parameters. However
> when I try the example with Mathematica 5.2 I get an error.
> 
> model = a Cos[=CF=89 t];
> data = Table[{t, Cos[2.1 t]}, {t, 0, 10, .25}] + RandomReal[.1, 41];
> fit = FindFit[data, {model, {a > 0, 1 < =CF=89 < 2}}, {a, =CF=89}, t]
> 
> =>
> FindFit::nlnum: The function value {-1. + Cos[RandomReal[0.1, 41.]] -
> \
> 1=2E\RandomReal[0.1, 41.], \[LeftSkeleton]9\[RightSkeleton], \
> [LeftSkeleton]113\
> \[RightSkeleton]} is not a list of numbers with dimensions {123} at
> {a, =CF=89} = \
> {1, 1}.
> 
> 
> What am I doing wrong ??
> 
> Alex
> 
> 

The function RandomReal does not exist in version 5.2. Use

Random[Real, {.1, 41}]

Regards,
Jean-Marc