• DocumentCode
    1336715
  • Title

    Least-squares fitting of data by rational functions: Levy´s method (Part 1) [By the Numbers]

  • Author

    Dyer, Stephen A. ; Dyer, Justin S.

  • Author_Institution
    Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    In this article, we will provide a brief introduction to least-squares fitting of data by rational functions by presenting Levy´s method, a classical approach that is relatively straightforward in concept and easy to program, and which gives respectable results in a broad range of circumstances.
  • Keywords
    curve fitting; least squares approximations; rational functions; Levy method; least-square fitting; rational function; Data engineering; Fitting; Frequency; Instruments; Interpolation; Polynomials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1094-6969
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIM.2009.5338261
  • Filename
    5338261