THE application of the method of least squares to physical measurements is described in several standard text-books—to wit, Kohlrausch's “Introduction to Physical Measurements” (third edition, 1894), ...
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 treat of ...
Because direct methods of measuring body fat, such as underwater weighing, are accurate but costly, researchers often rely on estimates from easier measurements. Using these measurements to predict ...