Assessing the fit of generated functional data objects
Having created a functional data object representation of each model component from the selected bibliometric subset, the MATLAB script then assesses the fit of each functional data object to the trend data. This is accomplished by calculating the residuals, variance, and standard deviations between the real and modelled values across the different technology curves included, but also across the time span of the Technology Life Cycle stage considered (see section 5.5 of \cite{Ramsay_2009}). The results of this assessment of fit are presented in Fig. \ref{650648} to Fig. \ref{257292} for the number of non-corporates and the number of cited references by priority year: