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Re: Data Plotting Questions

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  • Subject: [mg25922] Re: [mg25889] Data Plotting Questions
  • From: BobHanlon at aol.com
  • Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 23:05:06 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

In a message dated 11/7/2000 4:29:12 AM, bobmarley4u2c at my-deja.com writes:

>If I have a data, and I found the best fit polynomials. Now I want to
>graph the polynomial and the data points on the same graph. How would I
>do that in Mathematica?
>

Needs["Graphics`Graphics`"];

Clear[f, x];

f[x_] := x^3 - 5x^2 - x - 6;

xmin = -4; xmax = 7; nbrPts = 10;

data = Table[{x = ((xmax - xmin)*Random[] + xmin), 
        f[x] + 20(Random[] - .5)}, {nbrPts}];

Clear[x];

ft = Fit[data, {1, x, x^2, x^3}, x]

DisplayTogether[
    ListPlot[data, PlotStyle -> {AbsolutePointSize[4], RGBColor[1, 0, 0]}], 
    Plot[ft, {x, xmin, xmax}, PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0, 0, 1]]];


Bob Hanlon


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