DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.19.298. Least-Squares' Fitting of Data by Means of Polynomials

Least-Squares' Fitting of Data by Means of Polynomials

10.1103/revmodphys.19.298

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Reviews of Modern Physics (16)

Bibliography

Birge, R. T., & Weinberg, J. W. (1947). Least-Squaresâ Fitting of Data by Means of Polynomials. Reviews of Modern Physics, 19(4), 298â360.

Authors 2

Raymond T. Birge (first)
J. W. Weinberg (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 8:41 p.m.)
Deposited	8 years, 2 months ago (June 15, 2017, 1:46 a.m.)
Indexed	3 months, 3 weeks ago (May 9, 2025, 1:49 a.m.)
Issued	77 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1947)
Published	77 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1947)
Published Online	77 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 1947)

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