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Re: Calculate R-squared value from gnuplot 'fit' output?

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From	Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de>
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Subject	Re: Calculate R-squared value from gnuplot 'fit' output?
Date	Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:11:11 +0100
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On 28.12.2011 21:14, Mike wrote:

> Shouldn't I be able to calculate the R-squared value from this data?

In a word: no.

R^2 doesn't have any useful relation to what 'fit' calculates.

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Calculate R-squared value from gnuplot 'fit' output? Mike <mesimms@gmail.com> - 2011-12-28 12:14 -0800
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    Re: Calculate R-squared value from gnuplot 'fit' output? Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2011-12-29 12:39 +0100
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