Least squares
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least-squares-173-15696856
title:
Least squares
text:
The method of least squares is a parameter estimation method in regression analysis based on minimizing the sum of the squares of the residuals made in the results of each individual equation. The most important application is in data fitting. When the problem has substantial uncertainties in the independent variable, then simple regression and least-squares methods have problems; in such cases, the methodology required for fitting errors-in-variables models may be considered instead of that for
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Approximation method in statistics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_squares
date created:
2002-09-08T17:38:43Z
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2024-09-02T11:55:57Z
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