Fitting circles to scattered data: parameter estimates have no moments

DOI10.1007/S00184-009-0283-YzbMATH Open1213.62114arXiv0907.0429OpenAlexW2067963722MaRDI QIDQ537530FDOQ537530

Authors: Nikolai Chernov 

Publication date: 20 May 2011

Published in: Metrika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study a nonlinear regression problem of fitting a circle (or a circular arc) to scattered data. We prove that under any standard assumptions on the statistical distribution of errors that are commonly adopted in the literature, the estimates of the circle center and radius have infinite moments. We also discuss methodological implications of this fact.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0429

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zbMATH Keywords

orthogonal regressionerrors-in-variablesleast squares fitcircle fittingmoments of estimates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Point estimation (62F10) General nonlinear regression (62J02)

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