Book Description

MATLAB Curve Fitting Toolbox provides graphical tools and command-line functions for fitting curves and surfaces to data. The toolbox lets you perform exploratory data analysis, preprocess and post-process data, compare candidate models, and remove outliers. You can conduct regression analysis using the library of linear and nonlinear models provided or specify your own custom equations. The library provides optimized solver parameters and starting conditions to improve the quality of your fits. The toolbox also supports nonparametric modeling techniques, such as splines, interpolation, and smoothing. After creating a fit, you can apply a variety of post-processing methods for plotting, interpolation, and extrapolation; estimating confidence intervals; and calculating integrals and derivatives. The most important topics in this book are: Interactive Curve and Surface Fitting Introducing the Curve Fitting Tool Fitting a Curve Fitting a Surface Model Types for Curves and Surfaces Interactive Fit Comparison Refining Your Fit Creating Multiple Fits Duplicating a Fit Deleting a Fit Displaying Multiple Fits Simultaneously Using the Statistics in the Table of Fits Generating MATLAB Code and Exporting Fits Interactive Code Generation and Programmatic Fitting Curve Fitting to Census Data Interactive Curve Fitting Workflow Loading Data and Creating Fits Determining the Best Fit Analyzing Your Best Fit in the Workspace Saving Your Work Surface Fitting to Franke Data Programmatic Curve and Surface Fitting Curve and Surface Fitting Objects and Methods Curve Fitting Objects Curve Fitting Methods Surface Fitting Objects and Methods