Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH152/April 2012/Question 05 (a)
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You wish to fit the line y(x)=ax+b to the data points Write down the normal equations (check formula sheet if you do not remember) for the least squares approximation of the parameter vector to the data. Then, write down the augmented matrix that corresponds to these equations one would use to compute the least squares approximation of a,b (but you don't need to compute a,b). Describe the least squares projection as a projection in three space onto a plane; specifically which vector is being projected onto which plane.
The least squares ``best solution``to is given by the ``normal equations``. |
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Recall that where and our B matrix is
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To see whats going on, if you expand out these matrices, you get
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. or, in other words, So the augmented matrix is The vector is projected to the colum space of the matrix B (ColB) which is the plane spanned by the column vectors of B, namely |