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| author | Matti Picus <matti.picus@gmail.com> | 2018-08-14 18:01:20 -0700 |
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| committer | Charles Harris <charlesr.harris@gmail.com> | 2018-08-14 20:01:20 -0500 |
| commit | 4a0c307b1af162c4e3363a8b4c90fa1a138adebf (patch) | |
| tree | e7e8d8d6ce98051d897f12ebe190a09b855bf54e /numpy/lib/polynomial.py | |
| parent | e759594d126ccfa16b871e1d484b52e36bffd001 (diff) | |
| download | numpy-4a0c307b1af162c4e3363a8b4c90fa1a138adebf.tar.gz | |
DOC: recommend polynomial.Polynomial over np.polyfit (#11733)
* DOC: reccomend polynomail.Polynomial over np.polyfit
* update from review
* update from review, fix links
* fix from review
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diff --git a/numpy/lib/polynomial.py b/numpy/lib/polynomial.py index 0e691f56e..0de39877a 100644 --- a/numpy/lib/polynomial.py +++ b/numpy/lib/polynomial.py @@ -396,7 +396,12 @@ def polyfit(x, y, deg, rcond=None, full=False, w=None, cov=False): Fit a polynomial ``p(x) = p[0] * x**deg + ... + p[deg]`` of degree `deg` to points `(x, y)`. Returns a vector of coefficients `p` that minimises - the squared error. + the squared error in the order `deg`, `deg-1`, ... `0`. + + The `Polynomial.fit <numpy.polynomial.polynomial.Polynomial.fit>` class + method is recommended for new code as it is more stable numerically. See + the documentation for the method for more information, or the convenience + function `polynomial.polyfit <numpy.polynomial.polynomial.polyfit>`. Parameters ---------- |