MATLAB: Fit non-linear scatter

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Hi
I have a bunch of scatters that I am trying to get a trend line for:
Plot = figure;
PV_KL = axes('Parent',Plot);
hold(PV_KL,'all');
scatter(U1, I1,'r','filled');
hold on
scatter(U2, I2,'b','filled');
U = linspace(0,1000,5000);
Poly1 = polyfit(U1,I1,5);
Poly2 = polyfit(U2,I2,5);
Trend1 = polyval(Poly1,U);
Trend2 = polyval(Poly2,U);
hold on
plot(U,Trend1,'k','LineWidth',1.5);
hold on
plot(U,Trend2,'k','LineWidth',1.5);
xlim([0 max(U1)+100]);
ylim([0 max(I1)+100]);
grid;
The polynomial order "5" in polyfit() gives me the best trend line so far, but the scatters actually represent measured logarithmic and exponential functions and not polynomials, so my trend lines are not quite right. Is there another function like polyfit() that I can use for logarithmic / exponential scatters? If so, how would you use it in my code?
Thanks in advance for any help!
I found the function
nlinfit()
which I suppose should work. But I am having trouble understanding how to use it (the fourth parameter). I am trying to get a fit for I over U according to the function
I = I_0 – exp(U/U_T)-1)
U is the variable on the x-axis and I on the y-axis.

Best Answer

Nevermind. I figured it out.
Modelfun1 = @(beta1,xx)(beta1(1)-beta1(2).*(exp(xx./(beta1(4).*beta1(3)))-1));
Modelfun2 = @(beta2,xx)(beta2(1)-beta2(2).*(exp(xx./(beta2(4).*beta2(3)))-1));
beta1 = [I1(1) 1E-6 26 0.8];
beta2 = [I2(1) 1E-6 26 0.92];
Poly1 = nlinfit(U1,I1,Modelfun2,beta1);
Poly2 = nlinfit(U2,I2,Modelfun2,beta2);
Poly3 = polyfit(U1,P1,4); Poly4 = polyfit(U2,P2,4);
Trend1 = Modelfun1(Poly1,U); Trend2 = Modelfun2(Poly2,U);
Trend3 = polyval(Poly3,U); Trend4 = polyval(Poly4,U);
hold on
plot(U,Trend1,'k','LineWidth',1.5);
hold on
plot(U,Trend2,'k','LineWidth',1.5);
hold on
...
I had to design the function in Modelfun and estimate the coefficiants in beta.
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