Module 2
Module 2
Why does the formula for a line defined in the geometrical line is defining a perfect line, whereas a linear regression line is derived
geometry not have an error term while the from sample data which may, or may not, represent the actual population data.
formula for a line generated by linear
regression does?
The scatter chart below displays the The model over predicts the value of the dependent variable for small values and large
residuals verses the dependent variable, x. values of the independent variable
Which of the following conclusions can be
drawn based upon this scatter chart?
( note related to a u shaped scatter plot)
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Anscombe's quartet shows that descriptive statistics are not practical by themselves for understanding actual data
The scatter chart below displays the The residual distribution is not normally distributed
residuals verses the dependent variable, x.
Which of the following conclusions can be
drawn based upon this scatter chart?
( the more horizontal scattered plot)
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forecasting
Select all of the ways Linear Regression can
complex modeling
be used in the real world:
prediction
The scatter chart below displays the The model captures the relationship between the variables accurately
residuals verses the dependent variable, x.
Which of the following conclusions can be
drawn from the scatter chart given below?
(the horizontal funnel)
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We've analyzed our data and calculated the not enough information is given to answer this question
following statistics:
SSE = 1,314.5
SSR = 1,904.4
The Standard Error is:
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The least squares regression line minimizes squared differences between actual and predicted y values
the sum of the
A normally distributed error term with mean have values that are symmetric about the variance
of zero would:
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