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Record 1 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
CONT

curve fitting: The determination of a curve of assigned character ... that approaches most closely or fits best a number of points in a plane.

Key term(s)
  • best fit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
CONT

En reportant sur un graphique [...] les diverses données d'une série statistique, on obtient une suite de points représentatifs dont on ne saisit pas toujours du premier coup d'œil le lien de continuité, le trait de courbe. Ajuster, dans le cas d'un graphique, c'est déterminer au mieux ce trait de courbe.

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