Chapter 15Simple Linear Regression Analysis

The focus of this chapter is the development of some procedures employed in simple linear regression analysis.

Topics Covered

  • Basic concepts of regression analysis
  • Fitting a straightline by least squares
  • Unbiased estimation of error variance images
  • Tests and confidence intervals for the regression coefficients images of the simple linear regression model
  • Determination of confidence intervals for images
  • Determination of a prediction interval for a future observation Y
  • Inference about the correlation coefficient images
  • Residual analysis

Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to

  • Fit a simple linear regression model to a given set of data and perform a residual analysis to check the validity of the model under consideration.
  • Estimate the regression coefficients using the method of least squares and carry out hypothesis testing to test whether the first‐order regression model is an appropriate fit to the given data.
  • Estimate the expected response, predict future observation values, and find their confidence intervals using the given ...

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