The following is a set of java examples that illustrate how to perform relatively simple fits. These examples can be compiled and run as standalone programs using JAIDA (see the JAIDA Release Notes) or they can be loaded, compiled and run within JAS3.
Gaussian Fit To An Histogram
Chi2GaussianFit.java
import hep.aida.*; import java.util.Random; public class Chi2GaussianFit { public static void main(String[] argv) { // Create the AIDA factories IAnalysisFactory analysisFactory = IAnalysisFactory.create(); ITree tree = analysisFactory.createTreeFactory().create(); IHistogramFactory histogramFactory = analysisFactory.createHistogramFactory(tree); IFunctionFactory functionFactory = analysisFactory.createFunctionFactory(tree); IFitFactory fitFactory = analysisFactory.createFitFactory(); // Create a random number generator Random r = new Random(); // Create a 1D histogram. Fill it with a set of random gaussian distributed data IHistogram1D h1 = histogramFactory.createHistogram1D("Histogram 1D",50,-6,6); for (int i=0; i<100000; i++) h1.fill(r.nextGaussian()); // Create a gaussian and set its parameters IFunction gauss = functionFactory.createFunctionByName("gauss","g"); gauss.setParameter("amplitude",h1.maxBinHeight()); gauss.setParameter("mean",h1.mean()); gauss.setParameter("sigma",h1.rms()); // Create the fitter, with chi squared as fit method and Minuit as fit engine IFitter fitter = fitFactory.createFitter("chi2","minuit"); // Fit the histogram with the gaussian function IFitResult result = fitter.fit(h1,gauss); // Create a plotter and display the result of the fit IPlotter plotter = analysisFactory.createPlotterFactory().create("Plotter"); plotter.region(0).plot(h1); plotter.region(0).plot(result.fittedFunction()); plotter.show(); } }