Timeline for How can I find the best function that fits the following data
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| Jun 2, 2020 at 18:23 | comment | added | fred85 | I think it is really useful in evaluating the number of parameters one might need to effectively fit a certain model. I have fit the model proposed by @MarcoB with n=6 as you suggested and it fits very well. Thanks for mentioning it here. | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 18:13 | comment | added | JimB | AIC simply ranks the models. And then you pick the desired model. AIC does not change the model in any way. So you end up with an analytical expression as desired. But note that some use AIC in a weighting scheme and "average" the models examined (called "model averaging"). I don't recommend that in this case. | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 16:56 | comment | added | fred85 | Thank you. AIC looks interesting and I will definitely read more about it. However, what am looking for is any analytical expression that fits the data. Such expression with be passed to an NIntegrate. | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 16:43 | history | undeleted | JimB | ||
| Jun 2, 2020 at 16:43 | history | edited | JimB | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Added sermon about choosing a "best" model. |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 14:46 | history | deleted | JimB | via Vote | |
| Jun 2, 2020 at 14:45 | history | answered | JimB | CC BY-SA 4.0 |