Re: How I can fit data with a parametric equation?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg91862] Re: How I can fit data with a parametric equation?
- From: Szabolcs Horvát <szhorvat at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:10:53 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: University of Bergen
- References: <ga5ld2$rrc$1@smc.vnet.net>
dinodeblasio at gmail.com wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> I have a list of {x,y} data and from a theoretical calculation I know
> that the data should be fitted by an equation, for example:
>
> y=ax+bx+c; where a, b, c are constant parameters.
>
> The question is how i can find the best fit for my data finding the
> value of this parameters.
>
> Do mathematica has a specific function for that?
Try searching the documentation for "fitting" ... the first result, Fit,
does exactly what you describe here.