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import numpy as np | |
NumPoints = 100 | |
def computeFit(numPoints, order): | |
xvals = np.arange(numPoints)*3. | |
ygiven = xvals*1.5 + 100. | |
vecs = [] | |
for i in range(order+1): | |
vecs.append(xvals**i) | |
vecs = np.asarray(vecs).T | |
result = np.linalg.lstsq(vecs, ygiven) | |
fitCoeffs = result[0] | |
yfit = np.zeros(len(xvals)) | |
for i in range(order+1): | |
yfit += fitCoeffs[i]*xvals**i | |
chi2 = np.sum((ygiven-yfit)**2) | |
BIC = chi2+vecs.size*np.log(numPoints) | |
return result, xvals, ygiven, yfit, chi2, BIC | |
print "numPoints order chi2 BIC" | |
for numPoints in 1e3, 1e4, 1e5: | |
doBreak = False # set true when residuals first > 10, then solve once more | |
for order in range(1, 10): | |
result, xvals, ygiven, yfit, chi2,BIC = computeFit(numPoints, order) | |
yresid = yfit - ygiven | |
yresidRms = np.sqrt(np.mean(np.square(yresid))) | |
#print "%6i %6i %10.2f %s %.2f %.2f" % (numPoints, order, yresidRms, ", ".join("%6.2g" % (val,) for val in result[0]), chi2, BIC) | |
print "%6i %6i %10.2f %10.2f" % (numPoints, order, chi2, BIC) | |
if doBreak: | |
break | |
elif yresidRms > 10: | |
doBreak = True | |
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outputs:
numPoints order chi2 BIC
1000 1 0.00 13815.51
1000 2 0.00 20723.27
1000 3 0.00 27631.02
1000 4 0.03 34538.80
1000 5 404857.56 446304.10
1000 6 5484088.56 5532442.85
10000 1 0.00 184206.81
10000 2 0.00 276310.21
10000 3 0.03 368413.65
10000 4 68959528.56 69420045.58
10000 5 5949378116.54 5949930736.96
100000 1 0.00 2302585.09
100000 2 0.00 3453877.64
100000 3 63483467.20 68088637.39
100000 4 16964906007298.82 16964911763761.55