Re: Fit or Interpolate
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- Subject: [mg39219] Re: Fit or Interpolate
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 02:21:38 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi, a interpolation gives for the data x[i], y[i] at every point x[i] the original y[i], a fit must not do that. Regards Jens David Seruyange wrote: > > Hello all, > > Another in a series of potentially simple questions: > > What is the difference between using Fit and Interpolation? > f[x_]=Fit[data, {1,x},x] > -or- > f[x_]=Interpolation[data][x] > > I do know that Fit can take arguments for the independant variables > form like: > f[x_]=Fit[data, {1,x},x] > f[x_]=Fit[data, {1,x,x^2},x] > but that's a bit of guesswork if you have a limited set of points, no? > > Also, is there a function in Mathematica that allows me to swap > dependent and independent variables? e.g. x=2.5y --> y=x/2.5 > > Thanks much, > > David Seruyange > Student