lsqufit

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NAME

lsqufit - function to perform a least squares fit to data (linear or exponential).

SYNOPSIS

void lsqufit( float x[], float y[], int npts, int isw1, float *slope, float *intercept, float *lsqe, float *r2 )

DESCRIPTION

Basic Seismic Utilities (BSU) function performs least squares fit to (x,y) data. One may choose a straight line or exponential fit. That is,

y=slope*x + intercept

or

y=A*exp(slope*x)

where the usual log (base e) transformation is performed:

log(y)=slope*x + log(A)

The quality of the fit is given by the coefficient of determination, r2 (0<r2<1). A good fit will have r2-->1. A bad fit will have r2-->0. Here, good or bad refer to how well the data follow the data model (straight line).
C-language version
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Arguments
x[] (float)

Independent variable

y[] (float)

Dependent variable

npts (int)

Number of samples

isw1 (int)

Switch to select type of fit

0=straight line

1=exponential
*slope (float)

Pointer to slope determined by fit.

*intercept (float)

Pointer to intercept determined by fit.

*lsqe (float)

Pointer to least squares error of fit

*r2 (float)

Pointer to coefficient of determination 0<r2<1

NOTE:

For an example, see this function used in bgaz.c

SEE ALSO

bgaz(1)

BUGS

No known bugs

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2017 by Paul Michaels

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

AUTHOR

P. Michaels, PE. <pm@cgiss.boisestate.edu>