and in case this refers to a graph, does the graph then look like a curve as the name implies or could it also be a straight line??
2007-04-20 03:36:49 · 4 answers · asked by Shawn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Any analytic function can be fit to a curve. The idea is to adjust the parameters of the function so as to best represent the data plotted. For example is you have (x,y) data that rises, peaks then falls just as quickly, you may wish to fit it to a Gaussian:
y=A + B*exp(-C(x-D)^2)
A, B, C, and D are adjusted to fit the data. The most common criterion for "best fit" is to chose the values that minimized the sum of the squares of the deviations of the data's y coordinate from that of the function at every x represented by the data (called a least squares fit). There are numerical procedures for doing this.
2007-04-20 04:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It an equation that goes through a set of data points, a straight line is just a special case of a curve fit
2007-04-20 03:55:51 · answer #2 · answered by John P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 00:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought in a case like that you would compare your results to the curve to see if they "fit" and if so then your results are accurate
2007-04-20 03:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋