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From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Dec 28, 11:14 -0800
"Thanks for putting together links to these relevant posts, Gary. Could they be taken collectively as saying that the Symmedian point is the 'least squares' centre?
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That is Herbert's proposition but
Bowditch and Dutton agree with you, see:
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114926&y=201012
http://www.fer3.com/arc/imgx/Cocked-Hat.pdf
I have always used the "centroid" mainly because it is easy to plot. But I don't think it makes much difference which "center" you choose, see:
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114925&y=201012
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114796&y=201012
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114919&y=201012
http://www.fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=114710&y=201012
gl
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