http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/pmd/section1/pmd141.htm
Curve Fitting Toolbox
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/curvefit/ch_fitt5.html
robustfit
Robust linear regression
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/toolbox/stats/robustfit.html