Questions tagged [fitting]
Questions on the use of Mathematica to construct models for approximating empirical data.
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Calculate and plot mean values of pairs of data points
I have a list of data points where there can be multiple y values for a given x value, e.g., {{0, 4}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}}. I would like to
Take the mean of the y values for each x value. Get a ...
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Non linear fit data
I am trying to fit this data with this two models.
In the first one, the solution is too far from the exact values.
In the second one, there is an error.
Could you please help?
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Logistic fit of data
I would like to use LogitModelFit to find the logistic function to my data.
The error I obtain is
LogitModelFit::binrsp: The response values are expected to be ...
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How to correctly show the slope of a linear part on LogPlot
I need to plot an Interpolation function of one independent variable (only a 3kB file) on LogPlot and show the slope of its linear part together on the ...
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Why does the FindFormula result contain Abs in result?
If you look at the first example of FindFormula, why is the result Mathematica produces showing an Abs?
Table[{x, N[x Sin[x]]}, {x, 0, 4, .3}]
FindFormula[%, x]
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Restricting a function to prevent divide by zero errors when used in NonlinearModelFit
I have a function which I would like to fit to some data:
$$f(\nu) = \sqrt{\left(\frac{A^{2} (\nu \cos(2 \pi T \nu_{0}) \sin(2 \pi T \nu) - \nu_{0} \cos(2 \pi T \nu) \sin(2 \pi T \nu_{0}))^{2} }{\pi^{...
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Approximating missing data points in a list using fit models [closed]
Suppose I have the following list:
l={0, 76, 413, 942, 1344, 1651, 1486, 1013, 581, 237, 65, 17, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
I want to find a fit ...
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Get R^2 value between interpolating functions and a list of points
I am looking to compare the degree of accuracy of a theoretical model by comparing my theoretical curve to my experimental data points.
My theoretical curve is an interpolating function generated ...
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How to fit a spline (not interpolate) through points in 3D?
I have coordinates of points in 3D and want to fit a spline through these points. I found a least square approach for 2D case:
https://demonstrations.wolfram.com/...
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NonlinearModelFit won't fit to gaussian data
The form I'm using should be correct because when I input my initial guesses it plots a shape similar to my data. When I use NonlinearModelFit, the fit is not correct at all and is almost flat, then ...
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FindFormula: can I change the standard TargetFunctions?
FindFormula seems to have a limited number of TargetFunctions:
Possible functions for TargetFunctions are Plus, Times, Power, Sin,
Cos, Tan, Cot, Log, Sqrt, Csc, Sec, Abs, and Exp.
Is it ...
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How to fit spline through points in $ \mathbb{R^3}$?
I have coordinates of points that represent a curve (for example, helix or centerline of moebius strip) in $ \mathbb{R^3}$. I want to fit a Bspline through these points. How to do this in Mathematica? ...
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Linear fitting without intercept
I want to fit the following model:
$y_t=\beta x_t+\epsilon_t$
For that, I've tried the following
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How to add constraints to “Fitting unknown number of Gaussians to data”?
This question of how to fit a sum Gaussians, where the number of Gaussians is to be determined, to data is answered nicely already by
Fittting data with combination of an unknown number of Gaussians,
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A curve fitting by two Lorentz function
I am trying to fit my curve by two Lorentzian functions but i could not fit it properly, i found a lot of examples about Lorentzian fitting but none of this work with my data. Here is my code what i ...
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How to find the Maximal Absolute Error?
I found this fit but I do not understand how to find the maximal absolute error nor do I understand what it is really. I do not see what it is I would compare, would it be ...
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What are equations on mathematica and differences between these errors? [closed]
These are the three errors I was given. I so far wrote the code which was computing the polynomial interpolation but now I am asked to find those three norms:
norm error
mean norm error
maximal ...
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How to fit different parts of a log-log plot
I have data of a function that goes like $f(x)\propto x ^\alpha $ for a certain range of $x$ and like $f(x)\propto x^\beta$ for another one. It is common in the literature to make a log log plot and ...
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How to plot a wave like curve by using existing data?
I am trying to draw a time vs. position graph with these data:
t = {0, 0.47, 0.92, 1.37 ,1.8, 2.21}
p = {0 ,11.3, 4.2, 10.5, 5, 9.5}
But since the data does ...
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Apply Conditions on the Derivative of a Model with More Equations than Data in FindFit
Looking to combine the two approaches from these two posts here:
How to Add a Constraint on the Derivative of the Model in FindFit
How to fit 3 data sets to a model of 4 differential equations?
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How to Add a Constraint on the Derivative of the Model in FindFit
I would like to add constraints on a model and its derivatives and then use FindFit to fit some parameters. An example is below:
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FindFit or NMinimize? Fitting a System of ODEs to Long Time Behaviour
I am looking to fit a model composed of a system of ODEs to a long term behaviour given by a single data point of the final steady state of the system (e.g., x[1000] == pi/2). I have tried using both ...
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Finding a parametric curve fitting a two-dimensional dataset
I have a 2-dimensional data set where I want to find the function that fits best the points. My issue is that I am looking for a function of the for $f(x,y)=c$ with $c$ a constant. I could not find in ...
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Better curve fitting of sinusoids
I am trying to fit sinusoids to my experimental data of the form:
$y= a+b sin(\theta)+csin(2\theta)+dsin(4\theta)$ and I am using the non-linear fit model. However I feel the data fitting is not good, ...
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How to fit a Weibull distribution function to histogram with unequal bins?
Whenever the function "FindDistributionParameter" is used in Wolfram Mathematica, it needs two inputs: raw data and distribution function.
I have a problem where I have have data and I need to use ...
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Fitting with only few data points [closed]
I am trying to fit an upside down Cauchy distribution to very few data points which are seen in the picture below:
I know that the minimum should be near x = 4, ...
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How to resolve Overflow error in FindFit method?
I am using FindFit function in order to fit my data and get two parameters: c and m.
The function that I am using has the following form:
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Confused about LinearModelFit [closed]
I have two collections of noisy observations from a 2d quadratic function:
collection $A$ is from $[0,1]^2$
collection $B$ is from $[1,2]^2$
When I try to fit the function to the data it works very ...
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Upper and lower bounds or points that do not align
I have data from similar function that are not evaluated on the same points. I would like to plot the points and the curves that are the upper and lower bounds of them. As an example consider the ...
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Linear fit statistics for a complex data set
I am having some technical and conceptual troubles in using NonlinearModelFit with a complex data set. I have a 2 dimensional array where the two positions are complex numbers, such that:
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What are the differences between Nonlinear ModelFit and GeneralizedLinearModelFit, and how to get MLE out of each?
I would like to know the practical differences and implications between NonlinearModelFit and GeneralizedLinearModelFit. As I ...
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Better fit for points with exaggerated deviations
I used the InterpolatingPolynomial function to get a polynomial that meets my points.
But I noticed that there is a deviation in the final intervals.
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How can I fit two out of phase data sets to an envelope?
My situation is similar to having a Cos and Sin functions that would combine to the profile of the envelope but the envelope is offset horizontally by some dt.
It would be something like aCos(t+dt)+ ...
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NonlinearModelFit failing because varible range [closed]
I'm trying to fit a specific equation to a plot of points but its failing because the equation has a square root in it and I need to keep the values of x between a certain range. I know how to do this ...
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Parameter Estimation for Gaussian Function in Gaussian noise [closed]
Mathematical model can be given as follows.
$$x[n]=a\exp[-(n - k)^2/s^2]+w[n]$$
Here w[n] is a zero mean Gaussian noise process with variance $3\cdot10^{-5}$. The problem is to estimate the ...
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How can I define the following function for arbitray values of the arguments?
Consider the following function
a[m_, l_] = 1/Log[m/l];
with this function I define
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How is CurvatureConfidenceRegion in FittedModel from NonlinearModelFit calculated?
I have a FittedModel from NonlinearModelFit for which the determination of the ...
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goodness of fit test for grouped data
I have the following grouped data:
Can someone please tell me how to run a goodness of fit test to test if this data is from a normal distribution?
I would like to do this without estimating the ...
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fitting a monotonic function?
Let's say I have a few points and derivatives given for a function and I'd like to find the best fit through the data, which is monotonic. For example, if I take a polynomial ansatz, I get
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What is the most efficient way to use the fitted models?
I'm generating a simple linear model ($y=mx+b$) by fitting to the background of some data, and then trying to plug in the x-values of the data I'm actually interested in.
I'm a bit surprised that <...
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Cannot fit data
First up, I'm quite new to Mathematica so any hints on better code would be greatly appreciated. I have already asked the question connected to this code, but later I've found a mistake. Now I need to ...
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Plotting perpendicular lines to a contour plot (electric field from equipotential curves)
I'm currently working on a experiment about Electric Fields and Equipotential Curves. The problem is that I want to plot (estimate) the curves of electric field using the fact that every one of these ...
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Output of the trained neural network for a set of inputs
Sorry if this was too trivial but I want to get the output of the neural network I trained for the specific inputs that I feed. The notation I often saw was of TrainedNet[inp] kind. But when I use ...
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What does the following error message mean, in the context of NonlinearModelFit?
I am deliberately not including data or a model for this question, as I want a more general answer so that I may be able to trouble shoot this myself in the future.
When performing a fit, usually a ...
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Regression to fit data with an integral equation
I have a set data and I know that this data are best fitted by the following equation, assuming that f($\tau$) is a log normal distribution and $M_{eq}$ = 1.5:
$M(t,\tau)= M_{eq} \int (1-e^{-t/\tau}) ...
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What are the most reliable test of goodness of fit in Mathematica
I realise this is possibly a VERY open ended question, and potentially has answers dotted around e.g. here
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What are the most robust methods of testing the result of ...
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