matlab的fit,Fit type for curve and surface fitting

How do I decide which variables are dependent and

independent?

To determine dependent and independent variables and coefficients, consider

this equation:

y=f(x)=a+(b*x)+(c*x2).

y is the dependent variable.

x is the independent variable.

a, b, and c

are the coefficients.

The 'independent' variable is what you control. The

'dependent' variable is what you measure, i.e., it

depends on the independent variable. The 'coefficients' are

the parameters that the fitting algorithm estimates.

For example, if you have census data, then the year is the independent

variable because it does not depend on anything. Population is the dependent

variable, because its value depends on the year in which the census is taken. If

a parameter like growth rate is part of the model, so the fitting algorithm

estimates it, then the parameter is one of the

'coefficients'.

The fittype function determines input arguments by

searching the fit type expression input for variable names.

fittype assumes x is the independent

variable, y is the dependent variable, and all other

variables are coefficients of the model. x is used if no

variable exists.