Update regression approach powerlaw authored by Jamie Engelhardt Simon's avatar Jamie Engelhardt Simon
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## Dependency
It is assumed the data can be described by a power law, expressed either as Y or X dependent (referring to the second and first axis on a fatigue curve).
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```math
X_{\textrm{log}} = \textrm{log10}\left(X\right), \quad Y_{\textrm{log}} = \textrm{log10}\left(Y\right)
```
The power exponent or slope can be described as
```math
m = \frac{\sum_{\text{i} = 0}^{\text{n}} \left(X_\text{i}-X_\text{mean}\right)\left(Y_\text{i}-Y_\text{mean}\right)}{\sum_{\text{i} = 0}^{\text{n}} \left(X_\text{i}-X_\text{mean}\right)^2}
```
and the adjustment coefficient is
```math
C = 10^{\left(Y_\text{mean} - m X_\text{mean}\right)}
```