The least-squares method of cost estimation involves using mathematical regression techniques to calculate the slope and intercept of the best-fit line for the costs used in estimation.

THE method of least squares has an extensive literature of its own. Our author, in a sketch appended to his work, gives the titles of forty-seven of the most important memoirs and books which ...

Log-linear least-squares method A statistical technique for fitting a curve to a set of data points. One of the variables is transformed by taking its logarithm, and then a straight line is fitted ...

Calculating a Least Squares Regression Line: Equation, Example, Explanation If you want a simple explanation of how to calculate and draw a line of best fit through your data, read on!

Nonlinear Least-Squares Optimization Levenberg-Marquardt Least-Squares Method (LEVMAR) The Levenberg-Marquardt method is a modification of the trust-region method for nonlinear least-squares problems ...

SUR produces the same results as OLS unless the model contains at least one regressor not used in the other equations. Three-Stage Least Squares The three-stage least-squares method generalizes the ...

Scientists in Spain have implemented recursive least squares (RLS) algorithms for anomaly detection in PV systems and have found they can provide "more realistic and meaningful assessment" than ...

As the wording of Prof. Hall's letter in NATURE for July 25 might imply that he was calling attention to evidence that would change the opinion expressed in my letter, it seems to me worth while ...