Comments on: use linear algebra to fit a line in matlab http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2007/10/use-linear-algebra-to-fit-a-line-in-matlab/ tricks! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Will Dwinnell http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2007/10/use-linear-algebra-to-fit-a-line-in-matlab/comment-page-1/#comment-8522 Will Dwinnell Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:53:32 +0000 http://desk.stinkpot.org:8080/tricks/index.php/2007/10/use-linear-algebra-to-fit-a-line-in-matlab/#comment-8522 It is even simpler to construct a least-squares fit using MATLAB's backslash operator, '\'. See, for instance: Linear Regression in MATLAB http://matlabdatamining.blogspot.com/2007/04/linear-regression-in-matlab.html Also: Alternatives to the least-squares fit may be of interest, such as the least absolute errors (also called "L-1") fit: L-1 Linear Regression http://matlabdatamining.blogspot.com/2007/10/l-1-linear-regression.html -Will Dwinnell It is even simpler to construct a least-squares fit using MATLAB’s backslash operator, ‘\’. See, for instance:

Linear Regression in MATLAB
http://matlabdatamining.blogspot.com/2007/04/linear-regression-in-matlab.html

Also: Alternatives to the least-squares fit may be of interest, such as the least absolute errors (also called “L-1″) fit:

L-1 Linear Regression
http://matlabdatamining.blogspot.com/2007/10/l-1-linear-regression.html

-Will Dwinnell

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