INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Description

Regression analysis is one of the most widely used techniques for analyzing multifactor data. Its broad appeal and usefulness result from the conceptually logical process of using an equation to express the relationship between a variable of interest (the response) and a set of related predictor variables. Regression analysis is also interesting theoretically because of elegant underlying mathematics and a well – developed statistical theory. Successful use of regression requires an appreciation of both the theory and the practical problems that typically arise when the technique is employed with real – world data.
This book is intended as a text for a basic course in regression analysis. It contains the standard topics for such courses and many of the newer ones as well. It blends both theory and application so that the reader will gain an understanding of the basic principles necessary to apply regression model – building techniques in a wide variety of application environments. The book began as an outgrowth of notes for a course in regression analysis taken by seniors and first – year graduate students in various fi elds of engineering, the chemical and physical sciences, statistics, mathematics, and management.