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Homework Statement
I am trying to perform a weighted fit of a data set ##(x,y)## shown below. The only information I have are the two vectors ##x## and ##y## and the uncertainty present in the ##y## values (##=0.001##).
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The Attempt at a Solution
Statistical weighting of data is usually taken to be ##1/\sigma^2##, where ##\sigma^2## is the variance in the (normally distributed) error in the value of ##y## at the data point ##(x_i, y_i)##. In this case, what equation do I need to use to calculate the ##\sigma## to get the required weight for the corresponding ##y## value?
Any explanation would be greatly appreciated.