fitLinear2.C File Reference

Detailed Description

Fit a 5d hyperplane by n points, using the linear fitter directly

This macro shows some features of the TLinearFitter class A 5-d hyperplane is fit, a constant term is assumed in the hyperplane equation (y = a0 + a1*x0 + a2*x1 + a3*x2 + a4*x3 + a5*x4)

 
par[0]=0.000069+-0.001011
par[1]=3.999934+-0.000164
par[2]=0.999835+-0.000172
par[3]=1.999892+-0.000178
par[4]=2.999967+-0.000185
par[5]=0.199823+-0.000174
chisquare=70.148012
 
More Points:
par[0]=0.000551+-0.000712
par[1]=3.999910+-0.000121
par[2]=0.999886+-0.000125
par[3]=2.000067+-0.000123
par[4]=2.999915+-0.000127
par[5]=0.199918+-0.000130
chisquare=145.050322490891915
 
Without Constant
par[0]=3.999913+-0.000121
par[1]=0.999890+-0.000125
par[2]=2.000057+-0.000123
par[3]=2.999919+-0.000127
par[4]=0.199918+-0.000130
chisquare=145.649621
 
Fixed Constant:
par[0]=0.000536+-0.000712
par[1]=4.000000+-1.000000
par[2]=0.999884+-0.000125
par[3]=2.000070+-0.000123
par[4]=2.999910+-0.000127
par[5]=0.199920+-0.000130
chisquare=145.602523231222818

 
#include "TLinearFitter.h"
#include "TF1.h"
#include "TRandom.h"
 
void fitLinear2()
{
   int n=100;
   int i;
   TRandom randNum;
   TLinearFitter *lf=new TLinearFitter(5);
 
   //The predefined "hypN" functions are the fastest to fit
   lf->SetFormula("hyp5");
 
   double *x=new double[n*10*5];
   double *y=new double[n*10];
   double *e=new double[n*10];
 
   //Create the points and put them into the fitter
   for (i=0; i<n; i++){
      x[0 + i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[1 + i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[2 + i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[3 + i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[4 + i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      e[i] = 0.01;
      y[i] = 4*x[0+i*5] + x[1+i*5] + 2*x[2+i*5] + 3*x[3+i*5] + 0.2*x[4+i*5]  + randNum.Gaus()*e[i];
   }
 
   //To avoid copying the data into the fitter, the following function can be used:
   lf->AssignData(n, 5, x, y, e);
   //A different way to put the points into the fitter would be to use
   //the AddPoint function for each point. This way the points are copied and stored
   //inside the fitter
 
   //Perform the fitting and look at the results
   lf->Eval();
   TVectorD params;
   TVectorD errors;
   lf->GetParameters(params);
   lf->GetErrors(errors);
   for (int i=0; i<6; i++)
      printf("par[%d]=%f+-%f\n", i, params(i), errors(i));
   double chisquare=lf->GetChisquare();
   printf("chisquare=%f\n", chisquare);
 
 
   //Now suppose you want to add some more points and see if the parameters will change
   for (i=n; i<n*2; i++) {
      x[0+i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[1+i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[2+i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[3+i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      x[4+i*5] = randNum.Uniform(-10, 10);
      e[i] = 0.01;
      y[i] = 4*x[0+i*5] + x[1+i*5] + 2*x[2+i*5] + 3*x[3+i*5] + 0.2*x[4+i*5]  + randNum.Gaus()*e[i];
   }
 
   //Assign the data the same way as before
   lf->AssignData(n*2, 5, x, y, e);
   lf->Eval();
   lf->GetParameters(params);
   lf->GetErrors(errors);
   printf("\nMore Points:\n");
   for (int i=0; i<6; i++)
      printf("par[%d]=%f+-%f\n", i, params(i), errors(i));
   chisquare=lf->GetChisquare();
   printf("chisquare=%.15f\n", chisquare);
 
 
   //Suppose, you are not satisfied with the result and want to try a different formula
   //Without a constant:
   //Since the AssignData() function was used, you don't have to add all points to the fitter again
   lf->SetFormula("x0++x1++x2++x3++x4");
 
   lf->Eval();
   lf->GetParameters(params);
   lf->GetErrors(errors);
   printf("\nWithout Constant\n");
   for (int i=0; i<5; i++)
     printf("par[%d]=%f+-%f\n", i, params(i), errors(i));
   chisquare=lf->GetChisquare();
   printf("chisquare=%f\n", chisquare);
 
   //Now suppose that you want to fix the value of one of the parameters
   //Let's fix the first parameter at 4:
   lf->SetFormula("hyp5");
   lf->FixParameter(1, 4);
   lf->Eval();
   lf->GetParameters(params);
   lf->GetErrors(errors);
   printf("\nFixed Constant:\n");
   for (i=0; i<6; i++)
      printf("par[%d]=%f+-%f\n", i, params(i), errors(i));
   chisquare=lf->GetChisquare();
   printf("chisquare=%.15f\n", chisquare);
 
   //The fixed parameters can then be released by the ReleaseParameter method
   delete lf;
 
}
 

Author

Anna Kreshuk

Definition in file fitLinear2.C.