function [c,r] = fitcircle2(x,y) % Function to plot a linear least squares circle on a data set % x = vector of x-coordinates % y = vector of y-coordinates % c = center of the circle % r = radius of circle (not relevant) n=length(x); xx=x.*x; yy=y.*y; xy=x.*y; A=[sum(x) sum(y) n;sum(xy) sum(yy) sum(y);sum(xx) sum(xy) sum(x)]; B=[-sum(xx+yy) ; -sum(xx.*y+yy.*y) ; -sum(xx.*x+xy.*y)]; a=A\B; xc = -.5*a(1); yc = -.5*a(2); r = sqrt((a(1)^2+a(2)^2)/4-a(3)); c = [xc;yc]; end