Re: import data problem
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- Subject: [mg123278] Re: import data problem
- From: "Dr. Harald von der Osten" <hvdosten at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:20:17 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Bobby,
thanks a lot for your hint. With Clear[x] everything works well now.
Harry
2011/11/28, DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>:
> x was Set equal to 20.05 somehow, so
>
> LinearModelFit[data,{x, x^2, x]
>
> came out as
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> LinearModelFit[data,{20.05, 402.003}, 20.05]
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> Notice that
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> 20.05^2
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> 402.003
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> Use Clear[x] or x = . before LinearModelFit.
>
> Bobby
>
> On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:54:29 -0600, Harry <hvdosten at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi out there,
>>
>> I don't understad what happens with my data...
>>
>>
>> There are 401 lines of input data). The last lines are:
>>
>> ...
>> 19.7999992 -9.13599968
>> 19.8500004 -11.6960001
>> 19.8999996 -11.9519997
>> 19.9500008 -12.2080002
>> 20. -12.9759998
>>
>>
>> Importing these data in Mathematica via
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>> data = Import["00000.dat", "Table"]
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>> and everything seems to be ok. But if I try this:
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>> y = LinearModelFit[data, {x, x^2}, x]
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>>
>> there is the error message: LinearModelFit::ivar: "{20.05} is not a
>> valid variable"
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>> and the output is printed as:
>>
>> ...
>> {19.85, -11.696}, {19.9, -11.952}, {19.95, -12.208}, {20., -12.976}},
>> {20.05, 402.003}, 20.05]
>>
>>
>> Why are the data extended to {20.05, 402.003}, 20.05]?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your hint. I hope that this question ist not too
>> stupid, but I feel I am standing in front of a wall and don't know how
>> to overcome this...
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Harald
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> DrMajorBob at yahoo.com
>
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- From: Harry <hvdosten@gmail.com>
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