[Tutor] leastsquares.py

[mdcooper]

Hi Pierre,

you are correct - the methods that simply refuse negative results will not be 
sufficient.

The code I have so far is attached as *.py files.

Thanks,

Matt

Be aware that I have adusted _lsq2.py so that it can be shown to the world - 
it still contains a basic outline of what should be done but it may not look 
too efficient.

>===== Original Message From Pierre Barbier de Reuille 
<pierre.barbier at cirad.fr> =====
>Alan Gauld a écrit :
>>>I am trying to use a least squares method (the one written by Konrad
>>
>> Hinsen),
>>
>>>but I do not want the method to be able to generate negative values.
>>
>> Is there
>>
>>>a way to stop least squares programs from doing so?
>>
>>
>> def _leastSquare():
>>     # do the thing that might generate negatives
>>
>> def leastSquare():
>>     firstTry = _leastSquare()
>>     if firstTry < 0:
>>       return leastSquare() #  try again
>>     else:
>>       return firstTry
>>
>> Primitive but it works. If you want more a efficient/elegant solution
>> show us what you have...
>
>How is this suppose to work ? Most of the least square algorithm find
>the nearest local minimum of the distance function. So, if you call many
>times the least square function without changing the initial values it
>will do absolutely nothing ! Or what do you suppose for your least
>square method ?
>
>>
>> Alan G.
>>
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