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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].
Reading
| G&H07 | Chapter 3 (pp. 29-49) | Linear regression: the basics | 
| Baa08 | Section 4.3.2 (pp. 91 - 105) | Functional relations: linear regression | 
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 | Sections 6 - 6.2.1 (pp. 181-198) | Regression Modeling (Introduction and Ordinary Least Squares Regression) | 
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 | 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:
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.
Topics
