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Re: Slopes and least squares
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 Dec 10, 07:00 +1100
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 Dec 10, 07:00 +1100
Lars Bergman wrote:
Given a set of data pairs
Where do these data pairs come from, Lars? Observations?
(times and altitudes (or distances)), it is possible to calculate a line of best fit
If the data pairs come from observations then a line of best fit derived from them could well be the incorrect line. See:
http://www.starpath.com/resources2/sight_average.pdf
http://www.starpath.com/resources2/sight_average.pdf