Introduction to Least Squares Regression
Statistical Software Lab
Lab Links + Data Sets
Introduces the idea of using a straight line to summarize data that exhibit an approximately linear relationship and the mechanics of fitting and interpreting a line of best fitFormally introduces , in addition to presenting the statistical model for least squares regression and discussesing the residual plots used to assess the assumptions for linear regression.
See Also: 1 Lab Block Contains This Lab
Simple Linear Regression: This set of labs introduces the simple linear regression model: fitting a least squares model, interpreting a line of best fit, and making inferences about a population.
R (Base), Useful Links
The statistical software R is a widely used and stable software that is free. RStudio is a user-friendly interface for R.