[R] fitting a hyperbole

[stephen sefick]

I am not sure if I am exaggerating or not read title as hyperbola

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:20 PM, stephen sefick <ssefick at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have got a data set that is Gross Primary Productivity ~ Total
> Suspended Solids it is a hyperbola just like:
> plot(1/c(1:1000))
>
> how do I model this relationship so that I can get all of the neat
> things that lm gives residuals etc. etc. so that I can see if my
> eyeball model stands up.  Thanks for any help, pointers, or good
> things to read.
>
> --
> Stephen Sefick
> Research Scientist
> Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy
>
> Let's not spend our time and resources thinking about things that are
> so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff us up and
> make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not exhausted the
> annoying little problems of being mammals.
>
>        -K. Mullis
>



-- 
Stephen Sefick
Research Scientist
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy

Let's not spend our time and resources thinking about things that are
so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff us up and
make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not exhausted the
annoying little problems of being mammals.

	-K. Mullis