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Overview
- Statistics
- Model Statistical model
- Scalar Scalar (mathematics)
- Dependent variable
- Independent variable
- Simple linear regression
- Multivariate linear regression
- Correlated
- Linear predictor functions Linear predictor function
- Parameters
- Estimated Estimation theory
- Data
- Conditional mean
- Affine function
- Median
- Quantile
- Regression analysis
- Conditional probability distribution
- Joint probability distribution
- Multivariate analysis
- Machine learning
- Algorithm
- Supervised Supervised learning
- Prediction
- Forecasting
- Data set
- Variance Variance reduction
- Least squares
- Lack of fit Goodness of fit
- Norm Norm (mathematics)
Formulation
- Statistical units Statistical unit
- Linear Linear function
- Random variables Random variable
- Transpose
- Inner product
- Vectors Coordinate vector
- Matrix notation
- Column-vectors Row and column vectors
- Independent variables
- Independent random variables
- Design matrix
- Intercept Y-intercept
- Polynomial regression
- Segmented regression
- Asymptotic analysis
- Inference Statistical inference
- Partial derivative
- Correlation
- Drag Drag (physics)
- Standard gravity
- Ordinary least squares
- Unbiased
- Finite sample Sample size determination
- Correlation coefficient Pearson correlation
- Total derivative
- Dummy variables Dummy variable (statistics)
- Observational study
- Complex system
Extensions
- Vector Euclidean vector
- Special case
- General linear model
- Generalized least squares
- Heteroscedasticity
- Weighted least squares
- Weighted linear least squares Linear least squares (mathematics)
- Heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors
- Generalized linear model
- Skewed distribution
- Log-normal distribution
- Poisson distribution
- Categorical data
- Bernoulli distribution
- Binomial distribution
- Categorical distribution
- Multinomial distribution
- Ordinal data
- Mean
- Poisson regression
- Logistic regression
- Probit regression
- Multinomial logistic regression
- Multinomial probit
- Ordered logit
- Ordered probit
- Hierarchical linear models
- Errors-in-variables models Errors-in-variables model
- Least squares regression
- Dempster–Shafer theory
Estimation methods
- Parameter
- Closed-form solution
- Robustness
- Consistency Consistent estimator
- Dot product
- Convex Convex function
- Gradient
- Denominator layout convention Matrix calculus
- Hessian matrix
- Gauss–Markov theorem
- Linear Template Fit Linear least squares
- Bayesian linear regression
- Bayesian statistics
- Bayesian multivariate linear regression
- Prior distribution
- Posterior distribution
- Quantile regression
- Mixed models Mixed model
- Parametric Parametric statistics
- Normal Normal distribution
- Fixed effects estimation
- Principal component regression
- Principal component analysis
- Partial least squares regression
- Least-angle regression
- Theil–Sen estimator
- Outliers Outlier
Applications
- Time series
- Tobacco smoking
- Morbidity
- Observational studies
- Spurious correlations Spurious correlation
- Socio-economic factors Socioeconomic status
- Confounding
- Randomized controlled trials Randomized controlled trial
- Instrumental variables
- Capital asset pricing model
- Beta Beta (finance)
- Economics
- Consumption spending Consumption (economics)
- Fixed investment
- Inventory investment
- Exports
- Imports
- Demand to hold liquid assets Money demand
- Labor demand Labour economics
- Labor supply
- Land use
- Infectious diseases
- Air pollution
- Flattening the curve
- Building science
- Thermal comfort
- Artificial intelligence
History
- Isaac Newton
- Legendre Adrien-Marie Legendre
- Gauss
- Quetelet
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Important terminology
linear regression variables model displaystyle variable data used response models predictor estimation least one group beta may effect dependent squares
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Linear regression | is a | model that estimates the relationship between a scalar response | 0.90 | text |
| Linear regression | is a | generalization of simple linear regression to the case of more than one independent variable | 0.90 | text |
| ordinary least squares | instance of | AssumptionsWhen estimating the parameters of linear regression models with standard estimation techniques | 0.80 | text |
| it is necessary to make a number of assumptions about the predictor variables | instance of | AssumptionsWhen estimating the parameters of linear regression models with standard estimation techniques | 0.80 | text |
| the response variable | instance of | AssumptionsWhen estimating the parameters of linear regression models with standard estimation techniques | 0.80 | text |
| their relationship | instance of | AssumptionsWhen estimating the parameters of linear regression models with standard estimation techniques | 0.80 | text |
| to get estimators that are unbiased in finite sample | instance of | AssumptionsWhen estimating the parameters of linear regression models with standard estimation techniques | 0.80 | text |
| the log-normal distribution or Poisson distribution | instance of | which are better described using a skewed distribution | 0.80 | text |
| in educational statistics | instance of | It is often used where the variables of interest have a natural hierarchical structure | 0.80 | text |
| where students are nested in classrooms | instance of | It is often used where the variables of interest have a natural hierarchical structure | 0.80 | text |
| classrooms are nested in schools | instance of | It is often used where the variables of interest have a natural hierarchical structure | 0.80 | text |
| and schools are nested in some administrative grouping | instance of | It is often used where the variables of interest have a natural hierarchical structure | 0.80 | text |
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