Category Archives: AlgLib

Update to AL-Spline-Matrix

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

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Using Alglib least-squares solvers

Posted on September 23, 2017 by

Following the last post on using the Python version of Alglib from Excel, via xlwings, this post looks in more detail at alternatives for fitting a non-linear function to a set of data, using the Levenberg-Marquardt method.  The spreadsheet with … Continue reading →

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Evaluating text and calling Python functions from Excel with xlwings

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

The Alglib spreadsheet presented here includes functions to evaluate formulas entered as text on the spreadsheet, or to call specified Python functions.  I have now added a user defined function (UDF) that will perform either of these operations (xl_CallFuncD), and added … Continue reading →

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Excel to Alglib via xlwings

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

The Alglib library provides many valuable numerical analysis routines, but the VBA version is no longer actively maintained.  The latest versions are available in C++, C#, and Python, of which the Python version (in conjunction with xlwings) provides the easiest interface … Continue reading →

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Installing Frame4 and 3DFrame

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

Following a recent comment I have added a VBA only version to the download files of the frame analysis spreadsheets: 3DFrame.zip Frame4.zip The VBA versions should work on any version of Excel from 2007, with macros enabled, without any further installation. The … Continue reading →

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Weighted Least Squares Regression, using Excel, VBA, Alglib and Python

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

Least squares linear regression in Excel is easy.  That’s what the Linest and Trend functions do.  That is, they find the coefficients of a straight line (or higher dimension shape) so that the sum of the squares of the distances of … Continue reading →

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ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix Rel 2.03

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

Following a comment here: ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix update I have updated the VBA and Python code, and added a missing Python module to the download zip file.  See the earlier post for details of installation and use, or download the revised files … Continue reading →

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