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On the solution of normal equations

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In this paper the damped least squares method is discussed. A convergence proof is given and the rate of convergence investigated. Although promising from a theoretical point of view, numerical experiments, also described in the paper, indicate that the method is not satisfactory.

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    P. V. Villumsen

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Villumsen, P.V. On the solution of normal equations. BIT 5, 203–210 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01940222

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