fit

Context: fitting

Synopsis

Fit a model to one or more data sets.

Syntax

fit(id=None, *otherids, **kwargs)

Description

The function is also called simulfit().

Use forward fitting to find the best-fit model to one or more data sets, given the chosen statistic and optimization method. The fit proceeds until the results converge or the number of iterations exceeds the maximum value (these values can be changed with `set_method_opt` ). An iterative scheme can be added using `set_iter_method` to try and improve the fit. The final fit results are displayed to the screen and can be retrieved with `get_fit_results` .

Examples

Example 1

Simultaneously fit all data sets with models and then store the results in the variable fres:

>>> fit()
>>> fres = get_fit_results()

Example 2

Fit just the data set 'img':

>>> fit('img')

Example 3

Simultaneously fit data sets 1, 2, and 3:

>>> fit(1, 2, 3)

Example 4

Fit data set 'jet' and write the fit results to the text file 'jet.fit', over-writing it if it already exists:

>>> fit('jet', outfile='jet.fit', clobber=True)

Example 5

Store the per-iteration values in a StringIO object and extract the data into the variable txt (this avoids the need to create a file):

>>> from io import StringIO
>>> out = StringIO()
>>> fit(outfile=out)
>>> txt = out.getvalue()

PARAMETERS

The parameters for this function are:

Parameter	Type information	Definition
id	int or str, optional	The data set that provides the data. If not given then all data sets with an associated model are fit simultaneously.
*otherids	sequence of int or str, optional	Other data sets to use in the calculation.
outfile	str, Path, IO object, or None, optional	If set, then the fit results will be written to a file with this name. The file contains the per-iteration fit results.
clobber	bool, optional	This flag controls whether an existing file can be overwritten ( True ) or if it raises an exception ( False , the default setting). This is only used if `outfile` is set to a string or Path object.

Notes

For PHA data sets with background components, the function will fit any background components for which a background model has been created (rather than being subtracted). The `fit_bkg` function can be used to fit models to just the background data.

If outfile is sent a file handle then it is not closed by this routine.

Changes in CIAO

Changed in CIAO 4.17

The outfile parameter can now be sent a Path object or a file handle instead of a string.

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.