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. 1976 Aug 1;157(2):489–492. doi: 10.1042/bj1570489

Methods for fitting equations with two or more non-linear parameters.

I A Nimmo, G L Atkins
PMCID: PMC1163877  PMID: 962877

Abstract

1. Descriptions are given of two ways for fitting non-linear equations by least-squares criteria to experimental data. One depends on solving a set of non-linear simultaneous equations, and the other on Taylor's theorem. 2. It is shown that better parameter estimates result when an equation with two or more non-linear parameters is fitted to all the sets of data simultaneously than when it is fitted to each set in turn.

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