How to make a Gaussian Fit?

[Xcal]

Anyone knows how to make a Gaussian fit to a histogram data using Python, or
where I can find a library that helps me in this task?

Tks everyone...

Paxcal

 

[Terry Reedy]

Anyone knows how to make a Gaussian fit to a histogram data using Python, or
where I can find a library that helps me in this task?

The standard way to fit Guassian distributions to data is to match mean and
standard deviation. Take a look in some statistics texts.

TJR

 

[Carl]

Anyone knows how to make a Gaussian fit to a histogram data using Python,
or where I can find a library that helps me in this task?

Tks everyone...

Paxcal

Install the Numeric module, then
3.0276503540974917

Carl

 

[Jeremy Yallop]

Anyone knows how to make a Gaussian fit [...]

Put it on a mean exercise program and don't allow any deviation.

 

[Will Henney]

Anyone knows how to make a Gaussian fit to a histogram data using Python, or
where I can find a library that helps me in this task?

This is a special case of non-linear fitting, which you can do with
the modules in ScientificPython. See
http://starship.python.net/~hinsen/ScientificPython/

Here is an extract from the relevant docs...

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Module Scientific.Functions.LeastSquares
Functions

* leastSquaresFit()

General non-linear least-squares fit using the
Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm and automatic derivatives.
....