Introduction to Least Squares Regression

Statistical Software Lab


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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.

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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.