Even You Can Learn Statistics A Guide for Everyone Who Has Ever Been Afraid of Statistics

Chapter 10. Regression Analysis

• 10.1 Basics of Regression Analysis

• 10.2 Determining the Simple Linear Regression Equation

• 10.3 Measures of Variation

• 10.4 Regression Assumptions

• 10.5 Residual Analysis

• 10.6 Inferences About the Slope

• 10.7 Common Mistakes Using Regression Analysis

• Important Equations

• One-Minute Summary

• Test Yourself

Chapter 7 compared the inferential methods of hypothesis testing to the parts of the scientific method that state tentative hypotheses about natural phenomena and then attempt to study those hypotheses through investigation and testing.

The goal of scientific investigation and testing is to develop statements, laws, and theorems that explain or predict natural phenomena. One famous statement, developed by Albert Einstein and known ...