Re: [Gnuplot-info] fitting a gaussian

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

On 10.06.2011 10:30, balaji nagarajan wrote:

> I have a doubt regarding , fitting a gaussian for a plot

> I have a x,y data, I have plotted it and I want to know the area of
> the plot ( it is a normal distribution) and the full width half
> maximum of the plot .

Neither of those have much relation to fitting a gaussian.  Area is just 
the sum of your data multiplied by a factor, and FWHM is exactly what it 
says.