A least-squares algorithm for fitting data points with mutually correlated coordinates to a straight line

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Krystek, Michael ^a   Anton, Mathias ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alanine dosimetry; Correlated data; Straight line; Temperature coefficient; Total least squares fit

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DOSIMETRY; MATLAB;

ALANINE DOSIMETRY; CORRELATED DATA; STRAIGHT LINE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TOTAL LEAST SQUARES;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79951905382     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/3/035101     Document Type: Article

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