Presents some common statistical values used to characterize data which have some random component.
This topic page will explain the basics of curve fitting.
In this exercise, we will assume a basic familiarity with Microsoft® Excel™. We will briefly present the use of Excel to perform linear regression, or fitting a straight line to a set of data.
In this exercise, we will briefly present the use of MATLAB® to perform linear regression, or fitting a straight line to a set of data.