.. _fitting_data:

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Fitting Data
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Regression analysis was developed throughout the 18th Century, leading to the first descriptions of Least Squares fitting by Legendre in 1805 and Gauss in 1809.

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   01_fitting_models_to_data
   02_complex_case
   03_fit_model_choices
   04_intelligent_fitting
   05_fitting_exercises

**Sections**

* :ref:`01_fitting_models_to_data`
* :ref:`02_complex_case`
* :ref:`03_fit_model_choices`
* :ref:`04_intelligent_fitting`
* :ref:`05_fitting_exercises`