The document contains a tutorial on curve fitting, with a series of solved problems focusing on different types of fitting techniques like linear, polynomial, and exponential fits. Here's a summary of some key examples from the file:

1. Straight Line Fit (Q1): Best straight line to the dataThe document contains a tutorial on curve fitting, with a series of solved problems focusing on different types of fitting techniques like linear, polynomial, and exponential fits. Here's a summary of some key examples from the file:

2. Straight Line Fit (Q1): Best straight line to the

   • $x = -1, 0, 1, 2$
   • $y = 1, 0, 1, 4$
   • Equation: $y = x + 1$

3. Least Squares Line (Q2): Best fit straight line using the least squares method:

   • $x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5$
   • $y = 14, 27, 40, 55, 68$
   • Equation: $y = 13.6x$

4. Parabolic Fit (Q4): Fitting a parabola $y = a + bx + cx^2$:

   • $x = 0, 2, 5, 10$
   • $y = 4, 7, 6.4, -6$
   • Equation: $y = 4.1 + 1.979x - 0.299x^2$

5. Exponential Fit (Q11): Fitting the curve $y = ae^{bx}$:

   • $x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8$
   • $y = 150, 63, 28, 12, 5.6$
   • Equation: $y = 146.28e^{-0.4117x}$

6. Pressure-Volume Relationship (Q12): Fitting the curve $P V^\gamma = c$:

   • $P = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0$
   • $V = 1.62, 1.00, 0.75, 0.62, 0.52, 0.46$
   • Equation: $P V^{1.4227} = 0.9972$

If you want further details on the steps or need additional clarification on any of these examples, let me know!

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1. The method of least squares and how it works?
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3. Different types of fitting curves and their applications?
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Tip: When performing least-squares fitting, the goal is to minimize the sum of squared differences between the observed and predicted values. This makes it ideal for handling noisy data.