A spreadsheet for linear least-squares fitting with errors in both coordinates

Physics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-96

  Reed, B Cameron ^a  

^a ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 75149170577     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/45/1/011     Document Type: Article

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