Least Squares Regression Line (LSRL)
Key Questions
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Equation for least-squares linear regression:
y = m x + b where
m = (sum(x_iy_i) - (sum x_i sum y_i)/n)/(sum x_i^2 -((sum x_i)^2)/n) and
b = (sum y_i - m sum x_i)/n for a collection of
n pairs(x_i,y_i) This looks horrible to evaluate (and it is, if you are doing it by hand); but using a computer (with, for example, a spreadsheet with columns :
y, x, xy, and x^2 ) it isn't too bad.Alan P. · 1 · Feb 17 2015
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The primary use of linear regression is to fit a line to 2 sets of data and determine how much they are related.
Examples are:
2 sets of stock prices
rainfall and crop output
study hours and grades
With respect to correlation, the general consensus is:
Correlation values of 0.8 or higher denote a strong correlation
Correlation values of 0.5 or higher up to 0.8 denote a weak correlation
Correlation values less than 0.5 denote a very weak correlation\f
Don S.
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Dec 17 2014
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Answer:
All this means is the minimum between the sum of the difference between the actual y value and the predicted y value.
min sum_(i=1)^n(y_i-haty)^2 Explanation:
Just means the minimum between the sum of all the resuidals
min sum_(i=1)^nhatu_i^2 all this means is the minimum between the sum of the difference between the actual y value and the predicted y value.
min sum_(i=1)^n(y_i-haty)^2 This way by minimizing the error between the predicted and error you get the best fit for the regression line.
Rohan N. · 1 · Apr 22 2018