add to the plot a linear fit to the data for time (tfit) from 0 to 10. in matlab

Assuming you have your x-axis data in a variable t and y-axis data in a variable y, you can perform linear regression using MATLAB's polyfit function and add the resulting line to the plot using plot function.

Here's the code to add a linear fit to the plot for time (tfit) from 0 to 10:

main.m
% given data
t = [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10];
y = [0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20];

% perform linear regression
p = polyfit(t,y,1); % fit a line of degree 1 (i.e., linear)

% generate linear fit line for time points tfit
tfit = 0:10;
yfit = polyval(p, tfit); % evaluate the fitted line for tfit

% add the original data and linear fit line to the plot
plot(t,y,'o', tfit,yfit);
xlabel('Time');
ylabel('Data');
legend('Original Data', 'Linear Fit');
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The polyfit function returns the coefficients of the linear fit in p. The first coefficient is the slope and second is the intercept. The polyval function is used to evaluate the fitted line for the time points in tfit. Finally, the plot function is used to add both the original data and linear fit line to the same plot.

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