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Least-squares curve fitting


NiCKEL

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If I want to fit a curve to plotted data points, do I just take a general equation such as y=mx+b or y=a(x-h)2+k and plug in x/y values and calculated the difference between the actual point and the curve and just keep trying different equations until I've minimized the distance? I need to make a parabola for IA....

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