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A Painless Approach to Least Squares
by Eric S. Key
This article originally appeared in:College Mathematics Journal
January, 2005
Subject classification(s): Regression and Correlation | Statistical Inference and Techniques | Statistics and Probability
Applicable Course(s): 6.1 Probability & Statistics
Line of regression can be obtained using algebra and technique of minimizing a parabola.
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Capsule Course Topic(s): Probability | Expected Value, covariance and correlation
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