least square method.getting error using '\' or linsolve. pls help

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seprienna on 23 Jan 2015

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Commented: Matt J on 23 Jan 2015

any kind folks who can help me out. i'm trying to implement least square method, but i'm getting some error using linsolve and '\' function. please help, and million thanks in advance!

for a =1:400
    for P=1:49
        o=(P-1)*243; 
        for r=1:35
            if r==35
                t=-2;
                pA1(1:5,1,r,P)=A(7*r-6+o:7*r+t+o,a);
                pB1(1:5,1,r,P)=B(7*r-6+o:7*r+t+o,a);
                beta(r,P)=linsolve(pA1,pB1); <--- error
% beta(r,P)=pA1\pB1;
              else
                  t=0;
                  pA(1:7+t,1,r,P)=A(7*r-6+o:7*r+t+o,a);
                  pB(1:7+t,1,r,P)=B(7*r-6+o:7*r+t+o,a);
                  beta(r,P)=linsolve(pA,pB);; <---- error
% beta(r,P)=pA\pB;
              end
          end
      end

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Stephen23 on 23 Jan 2015

Can you please tell us what the complete error message is. We cannot read minds, and we also cannot read what is on your computer screen.

seprienna on 23 Jan 2015

Open in MATLAB Online

many thanks for willing to help me out.

The complete message for linsolve is as follows:

   Error using linsolve
    First and second arguments must be 2D.
    Error in modifiedregression (line 34)
                    beta(r,P)=linsolve(pA,pB);

whereas for \ is as follows:

Error using  \ 
Inputs must be 2-D, or at least one input must be scalar.
To compute elementwise LDIVIDE, use LDIVIDE (.\) instead.
Error in modifiedregression (line 36)
 beta(r,P)=pA\pB;