In sci.math Phil Sherrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: On 24-Apr-2004, "Konrad Den Ende" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> Suppose you know that a process follows a function
:> y(t) = a + b e^-x, t >= 0.
:> ALso, suppose you have following data.
:> t: { 0, 1, 2, 3 }
:> y: { 2.2, 1.4, 0.87, 0.44 }
:>
:> How does one estimate the values of a and b?
: This isn't a "simple linear regression" problem. It is a nonlinear
: regression problem. There are a number of nonlinear regression programs
: that can solve your problem for a and b. Here is such a program that I ran
: through my NLREG program (http://www.nlreg.com)
Yes, it is a simple linear regression problem: ordinary regression
of y on e^-x. As the author of regression software, you should know
better.
Mike
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