Dec 4, 2014 · Those words connote causality, but regression can work the other way round too (use Y to predict X). The independent/dependent variable language merely specifies how one …

What statistical tests or rules of thumb can be used as a basis for excluding outliers in linear regression analysis? Are there any special considerations for multilinear regression?

Also, for OLS regression, R^2 is the squared correlation between the predicted and the observed values. Hence, it must be non-negative. For simple OLS regression with one predictor, this is …

Dec 23, 2016 · A good residual vs fitted plot has three characteristics: The residuals "bounce randomly" around the 0 line. This suggests that the assumption that the relationship is linear is …

Jun 5, 2012 · In some literature, I have read that a regression with multiple explanatory variables, if in different units, needed to be standardized. (Standardizing consists in subtracting the mean …

Consider the following figure from Faraway's Linear Models with R (2005, p. 59). The first plot seems to indicate that the residuals and the fitted values are uncorrelated, as they should be in a

Dec 5, 2023 · Linear regression can use the same kernels used in SVR, and SVR can also use the linear kernel. Given only the coefficients from such models, it would be impossible to …

another way of thinking about the n-2 df is that it's because we use 2 means to estimate the slope coefficient (the mean of Y and X) df from Wikipedia: "...In general, the degrees of freedom of …

Residuals I assume that you have a basic understanding of the concept of residuals in regression analysis. Here is the Wikipedia explanation: " If one runs a regression on some data, then the …

I was wondering what difference and relation are between forecast and prediction? Especially in time series and regression? For example, am I correct that: In time series, forecasting seems …