Abstract #302313

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JSM 2003 Abstract #302313
Activity Number: 181
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #302313
Title: Determination of Linear Regression Coefficients and Their Uncertainties without Using Calculus
Author(s): Louis Villanueva*+
Companies: California State University, Hayward
Address: 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA, 94542-3000,
Keywords: linear ; regression
Abstract:

The problem of determining the line that best fits the data is often solved by using calculus. I show that the regression coefficients and their uncertainties can be determined by using nothing more than high school algebra and geometry.

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