Fitting circles to scattered data: parameter estimates have no moments
classification
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circledataestimatesfittingmomentsscatteredadoptedassumptions
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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.
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