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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v
From: |
Jay Belanger |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v |
Date: |
Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:02:29 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/emacs
Module name: emacs
Changes by: Jay Belanger <jpb> 07/08/04 04:02:29
Index: calc.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/man/calc.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.101
retrieving revision 1.102
diff -u -b -r1.101 -r1.102
--- calc.texi 3 Aug 2007 05:45:02 -0000 1.101
+++ calc.texi 4 Aug 2007 04:02:28 -0000 1.102
@@ -23962,7 +23962,11 @@
to be determined. For a typical set of measured data there will be
no single @expr{m} and @expr{b} that exactly fit the data; in this
case, Calc chooses values of the parameters that provide the closest
-possible fit.
+possible fit. The model formula can be entered in various ways after
+the key sequence @kbd{a F} is pressed. If the letter @kbd{P}
+is pressed after @kbd{a F} but before the model description is entered,
+the data as well as the model formula will be plotted after the formula
+is determined.
@menu
* Linear Fits::
@@ -24454,6 +24458,18 @@
Gaussian.
@texline @math{{a \over b \sqrt{2 \pi}} \exp\left( -{1 \over 2} \left( x - c
\over b \right)^2 \right)}.
@infoline @mathit{(a / b sqrt(2 pi)) exp(-0.5*((x-c)/b)^2)}.
address@hidden s
+Logistic @emph{s} curve.
address@hidden @math{a/(1+e^{b(x-c)})}.
address@hidden @mathit{a/(1 + exp(b (x - c)))}.
address@hidden b
+Logistic bell curve.
address@hidden @math{ae^{b(x-c)}/(1+e^{b(x-c)})^2}.
address@hidden @mathit{a exp(b (x - c))/(1 + exp(b (x - c)))^2}.
address@hidden o
+Hubbert linearization.
address@hidden @math{{y \over x} = a(1-x/b)}.
address@hidden @mathit{(y/x) = a (1 - x/b)}.
@end table
All of these models are used in the usual way; just press the appropriate
@@ -24462,8 +24478,9 @@
values of the parameters substituted. (You may find it easier to read
the parameter values from the vector that is placed in the trail.)
-All models except Gaussian and polynomials can generalize as shown to any
-number of independent variables. Also, all the built-in models have an
+All models except Gaussian, logistics, Hubbert and polynomials can
+generalize as shown to any number of independent variables. Also, all
+the built-in models except for the logistic and Hubbert curves have an
additive or multiplicative parameter shown as @expr{a} in the above table
which can be replaced by zero or one, as appropriate, by typing @kbd{h}
before the model key.
@@ -24603,7 +24620,7 @@
is @expr{a + b x + c x^2}, then @expr{f(x) = 1}, @expr{g(x) = x},
and @expr{h(x) = x^2} are suitable functions.
-For other models, Calc uses a variety of algebraic manipulations
+For most other models, Calc uses a variety of algebraic manipulations
to try to put the problem into the form
@smallexample
@@ -24662,7 +24679,12 @@
shows that it's actually similar to the quadratic model but with an
exponential that can be brought to the top and moved into @expr{Y}.
-An example of a model that cannot be put into general linear
+The logistic models cannot be put into general linear form. For these
+models, and the Hubbert linearization, Calc computes a rough
+approximation for the parameters, then uses the Levenberg-Marquardt
+iterative method to refine the approximations.
+
+Another model that cannot be put into general linear
form is a Gaussian with a constant background added on, i.e.,
@expr{d} + the regular Gaussian formula. If you have a model like
this, your best bet is to replace enough of your parameters with
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/03
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- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/04
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/04
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/04
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- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/15
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/15
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/calc.texi,v, Jay Belanger, 2007/08/25