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POLYCOEF

 

Syntax: @POLYCOEF(X, Y, N)

X = a range representing a row or column vector of independent variable values
Y = a range representing a row or column vector of dependent variable values
N = polynomial degree in the range 1 to 10

@POLYCOEF generates the least squares coefficients for the polynomial fit.

The output of this function is a vector of length N+1 containing

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The output vector will be a row vector if X and Y are row vectors, and a column vector if X and Y are column vectors.

Example:

Matrix B1..B5 =

B
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5

Matrix C1..C5 =

C
1 3
2 5
3 11
4 18
5 31

@POLYCOEF(B1..B5, C1..C5, 2) =
1.6428571
-2.9571429
4.4


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999