Dr. N.S. Gandhi Prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>I have fitted a power function
>
>Y = a (X1^b1)*(x2^b2)*(X3^b3)
>
>by transfroming Y as well as Xs in to LOGs and followed
>least Squares procedur
On 25 Jul 2000 05:24:23 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. N.S. Gandhi
Prasad) wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have fitted a power function
>
> Y = a (X1^b1)*(x2^b2)*(X3^b3)
>
> by transfroming Y as well as Xs in to LOGs and followed least Squares procedure.
>However, the estimate of 'a' is found to be nega
Hello
I have fitted a power function
Y = a (X1^b1)*(x2^b2)*(X3^b3)
by transfroming Y as well as Xs in to LOGs and
followed least Squares procedure. However, the estimate of 'a' is found to be
negative. Can we accept the results? What meaning can be attached to 'a'. Here Y
is output an