Comment on Why does a least squares fit appear to have a bias when applied to simple data?parentComments−djaouen8moSquares are preferred because that is the same as minimizing Euclidean Distance, which is defined as sqrt((x2-x1)^2).−lucketone8mosqrt((x2-x1)^2) == x2-x1I think you meant sqrt(x^2+y^2)
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Squares are preferred because that is the same as minimizing Euclidean Distance, which is defined as sqrt((x2-x1)^2).
sqrt((x2-x1)^2) == x2-x1
I think you meant sqrt(x^2+y^2)