Curve Fitting

Whether you’re using C#, Visual Basic (VB.NET), F#, IronPython, Numerics.NET makes it easy to include curve fitting functionality in your .NET applications. Numerics.NET is a complete math, vector/matrix data analysis, and statistics package for the Microsoft .NET platform. Curve fitting features include:

• Interpolation using polynomials, cubic splines, piecewise constant and linear curves.
• Linear least squares fit using polynomials, Chebyshev polynomials, or arbitrary functions.
• Nonlinear least squares using predefined functions or your own.
• Predefined nonlinear curves: exponential, rational, Gaussian, Lorentz, 4 and 5 parameter logistic.
• Weighted least squares, with 4 predefined weight functions.
• Scaling of curve parameters.
• Constraints on curve parameters.
• Confidence and prediction bands New!

Curve fitting classes

The classes that implement the curve fitting functionality live in the Extreme.Mathematics.Curves namespace. The principal classes are:

Curve Fitting Algorithms

• LinearCurveFitter Represents an algorithm that calculates a linear least squares fit of a curve.
• NonlinearCurveFitter Represents an algorithm that fits a nonlinear curve to data.
• LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer Implements the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm for non-linear least-squares.
• WeightFunctions Contains a set of standard weight functions that can be used in linear and nonlinear curve fitting.

Curve objects

• Curve Represents a curve in two-dimensional space. This is the abstract base class of all curve objects.
• ParameterCollection Represents the set of parameters that determine the shape of a particular type of Curve.
• Polynomial Represents a polynomial.
• ChebyshevSeries Represents a Chebyshev polynomial series.
• CubicSpline Represents a cubic spline curve.
• GeneralCurve Represents a curve in two-dimensional space whose value is defined by a RealFunction delegate.
• NonlinearCurve Represents a Curve that can be used for a non-linear regression calculation.

The Curve Fitting section of the Mathematics Library User’s Guide explains their use in detail.

Curve Fitting Sample Application

With only a few lines of code, you can fit data points to a set of arbitrary functions. This sample shows you how. For more information, click on the image to the right. This sample is also part of our trial version.

Curve fitting QuickStart Samples

Our library comes with a large number of QuickStart samples that help you to get started in minutes. The following samples illustrate how to use the curve fitting functionality:

Trial version

If you would like to evaluate Extreme Numercs.NET, you can download a free, fully functional 60-day trial version. In addition to the code samples discussed here, it includes about 70 other samples as well as complete documentation for the entire library.