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Regression
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Baruch College, Fall, 2004 Prof. L. Tatum Regression (cont.) 2.3. The Simple Linear Regression Model This section contains a distressing number of Greek symbols and numerous equations. For reference, a list of symbols and equations is given in Appendix A. We have described the -line as an estimator of the population average of Y as a function of x. We will denote the corresponding population average as ?Y|x to emphasize that the population average of Y will now be considered as related to a known value of x. Recall that we decided for the M&M's to force the estimated population average of Y given knowledge of x to lie on a straight line. However, in general, linear regression is not limited to use of a straight line. We can and do sometimes fit a curve rather than a straight line, but for now we will stick to straight lines for simplicity....
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