Re: [Gnuplot-info] Problem with fitting

[swlab <sw...@co...>]

On Tuesday 12 April 2005 13:11, Edward Holness wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with fitting data to a dataset with uncertainties in
> gnuplot 4.0 under Linux.

> a = 1e-23
> b = 0

1e-23 ? Is it a typo ?

> dealing with (xrange [0:0.5], yrange [0:4e-24]).

oops, it's not.
I'm afraid your values are way too low to have any real significance 
(computer-wise). AT this level, you're competing with the computer 
uncertainties. You should multiply your data by a large factor, say, 1e23, 
and try again.



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