I am trying to find an average plane of a surface.
my data include X, Y, Z.
I run analyze->fit model->Y variable=Z, Model effects=X,Y.
then i choose factor profiling-> surface profiler to see the plot+ average plane.
this is my plot when i run scatterplot 3D:
and this is my plot when i run fit model:
there is some transformation that change my data from dome to cylinder.
any idea what to do?