Sentences with phrase «best fit to the data»

While a 5 year average is visually compelling, a more rigorous statistical method to determine any trend is to apply a line of best fit to the data.

But then one wonders what happens if other non-predicted regions were instead hand corrected — is their Pacific spot special or could one pin down other parts of the surface and generate even better fits to the data?

Both models showed good fit to the data, but the more parsimonious one - factor model was retained.

The results from the shuffled and the transformed data sets were interpreted as undermining the major gene theory for elbow dysplasia, although the mixed inheritance models provided a clearly better fit to the data than did the polygenic models for both HD and ED.

In fact my eyeball would say that a somewhat steeper straight line would be an even better fit to the data.

The best fit to the data suggests that Tau Ceti is orbited by five planets, all residing closer to Tau Ceti than Mars does to the Sun.

A good fit to the data is found by two distinct dust populations: (1) very small, hence unbound, hot dust grains confined in a narrow region at the sublimation rim of carbonaceous material; (2) bound grains at 2 AU that are protected from sublimation and have a higher mass despite their fainter flux level.

A Stock-Wise option value model provides a good fit to the data and predicts well out - of - sample on the effects of pension enhancements during the 1990s.

Of course, the fact that this is possible to do says nothing whatever about whether that trend is the best fit to the data (or even a moderately good one.)

Craig, I you even read my posts, you will know that I have said that a linear trend is not the best fit to the data.

The fact that the model with more data gives a better fit to the data confirms its convergence and validity.

Indeed, validating them by measuring their ability to predict past changes that we know occurred demonstrate that they work quite well, and that the best fit to the data comes from the models that show the most future change.

Re the GISTEMP Land - Ocean Index graph: I should think that an 8 - year RUNNING MEAN would give an astonishingly - good fit to the data; one that will be statistically - sound as a regression.

Again, our model explained significant variance and was a good fit to the data in CARDIA for year 15 blood pressure, as well as for increases in blood pressure over the 15 - year duration of the study.

The model with bidirectional paths had a good fit to the data, but the most parsimonious model was an «effects» model showing that preadolescents with more depressive symptoms had less positive peer - relevant cognition at later assessments, and that those with more positive peer - relevant cognition were more liked by their peers over time.

The mediation model provided a good fit to the data: χ2 (17) = 16.60, P = 0.48, CFI = 1.00, RMSEA = 0.00, SRMR = 0.06.

Results indicated that the bifactor model was the best fit to the data, and that this model of AS is fully invariant in terms of gender.

Thus, whilst self - compassion was found to be a significant mediator, it is possible that alternative models may exist that provide a good fit to the data.

A truncated version of the scale that included only a subset of items was determined to offer the best fit to data.

A proposed conceptual model was tested using structural equation modeling and a good fit to the data was found.

The proposed seven - factor model of the instrument did not provide a good fit to our data.