diff --git a/least_squares.m b/least_squares.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e5876a..0000000
--- a/least_squares.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-function [a,fx,r2] = least_squares(Z,y); 
-%function that accepts a z-matrix and dependent variable and returns the vector of best-fit constants, a best-fit function, and the coefficient of determination, r2
-a = Z\y;
-fx = Z*a; 
-e = y-fx;
-st = std(y);
-sr = std(e);
-r2 = (st-sr)/st;
-
-end
-