Generate Vandermonde matrix from a vector of numbers.
Usage
vander(v)
Arguments
v
numeric or complex vector of values
Value
Returns an n-by-n matrix constructed as described above.
Details
Generates the Vandermonde matrix whose columns are powers of the vector
v (of length n) using the formula A[i, j] = v[i]^(n-j)
Used when fitting a polynomial to given points.