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On best approximate solutions of linear matrix equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

R. Penrose
R. Penrose
Affiliation:
St John's CollegeCambridge
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In an earlier paper (4) it was shown how to define for any matrix a unique generalization of the inverse of a non-singular matrix. The purpose of the present note is to give a further application which has relevance to the statistical problem of finding ‘best’ approximate solutions of inconsistent systems of equations by the method of least squares. Some suggestions for computing this generalized inverse are also given.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , January 1956 , pp. 17 - 19
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1956

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