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Curves And Curve Fitting

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The purpose of this programme is eventually to devise a reliable method for establishing the relationship between two variables, corresponding values of which have been obtained as a result of tests or experimentation. These results in practice are highly likely to include some errors, however small, due to the imperfect materials used, the limitations of the measuring devices and the shortcomings of the operator conducting the test and recording the results.

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© 1987 K. A. Stroud

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Stroud, K.A. (1987). Curves And Curve Fitting. In: Engineering Mathematics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12153-3_12

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