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This session will cover the basics of linear regression. See below for a [#Topics list of topics]. This session will cover the basics of linear regression. See below for a [#Topics list of topics]. Please make sure to do the readings, and post any terminology you'd like to be clarified or other questions you have below. You can also suggest further topics, but keep in mind that Session2 also covers aspects of linear regression modeling, specifically typical issues that come up during the modeling. The goal of this first session is to go through the basic steps of building a linear regression model and understanding the output of it. Session 2 is on validating how good this model is.

We've also posted some [#assignments assignments] below that you should hand in by Friday, so that we can post them on this wiki page. There is only one way to learn how to use the methods we will talk about and that is to apply them yourself to a data set that you understand. The tutorial is intended to get you to the level where you can do that.
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Session 1: Linear regression

May 29 2008

This session will cover the basics of linear regression. See below for a [#Topics list of topics]. Please make sure to do the readings, and post any terminology you'd like to be clarified or other questions you have below. You can also suggest further topics, but keep in mind that Session2 also covers aspects of linear regression modeling, specifically typical issues that come up during the modeling. The goal of this first session is to go through the basic steps of building a linear regression model and understanding the output of it. Session 2 is on validating how good this model is.

We've also posted some [#assignments assignments] below that you should hand in by Friday, so that we can post them on this wiki page. There is only one way to learn how to use the methods we will talk about and that is to apply them yourself to a data set that you understand. The tutorial is intended to get you to the level where you can do that.

Reading

G&H07

Chapter 3 (pp. 29-49)

Linear regression: the basics

Baa08

Section 4.3.2 (pp. 91 - 105)

Functional relations: linear regression

Sections 6 - 6.2.1 (pp. 181-198)

Regression Modeling (Introduction and Ordinary Least Squares Regression)

Section 6.6 (pp. 258-259)

General considerations

Notes on the readings

Additional terminology

Feel free to add terms you want clarified in class:

Questions

  • Q:

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Assignments

Send your solutions to Andrew Watts, who will upload them here. Please send them by Friday 3:30pm.

G&H07

Section 3.9 (pp. 50-51)

Exercises 3 and 5

Baa08

Section 4.7 (p. 126)

Exercises 3 and 7*

* (for Exercise 7, Baayen treats linear regression using lm or ols as the same as analysis of covariance (see section 4.4.1 (pp. 117-119))).

Suggested topics

If you have any material that you would like to cover that isn't included in the list below, please make note of it here.

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Topics

Interacting with R and R files

  • Using a command line
    • command history, continuation lines, stopping execution BR defining variables BR calling functions

  • Installing packages
    • install.package(), update.package()

  • Using the R workspace
    • ls(), rm(), setwd(), getwd(), library()

  • Using an R script file
  • Saving R objects
    • save(), save.image()

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