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Gauss distribution fit

asked 2012-02-19 06:19:04 +0100

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Hello! I have a problem with fitting my data set with a Gauss (Normal) distribution.

data = [[90.00, 2.0], [97.40, 5.0], [104.8, 14.0], [112.2, 12.0], [119.6, 11.0], \
        [127.0, 6.0], [134.4, 3.0], [141.8, 1.0], [149.2, 2.0], [156.6, 1.0]]

var('sigma mu max x')
model(x) = max*(1/sqrt(2*pi*sigma**2))*exp(-(x-mu)**2/(2*sigma**2))

find_fit(data, model)

gives a result:

[sigma == 1.0, mu == 1.0, max == 1.0]

I tried to use a Python function instead of the symbolic one:

var('sigma mu max x')
def model(x,sigma,mu,max):
    return max*(1/(sigma*sqrt(2*pi)))*exp(-(x-mu)**2/(2*sigma**2))

find_fit(data, model, parameters=[sigma, mu, max], variables = [x])

and obtained the very same result:

[sigma == 1.0, mu == 1.0, max == 1.0]

Why does it give me this (obviously, incorrect) result? And what is a way to do it right?

Thanks.

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answered 2012-02-19 18:02:32 +0100

Volker Braun gravatar image

You need to give some hint for the initial values. Without any hint, Sage assumes the initial guess of 1 for all parameters. The evaluation of model(90) is then 0 to numerical precision because of the exponential suppression by the Gaussian. If you start with 100 as the midpoint then it works fine:

sage: find_fit(data, model, initial_guess=[1,100,1]) 
[max == 405.75796954829985, mu == 111.86913960269014, sigma == 11.968861052746961]
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Thanks a lot! It works great!

v_2e gravatar imagev_2e ( 2012-02-23 08:17:40 +0100 )edit

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