The simplest form of regression in Python is, well, simple linear regression. With simple linear regression, you're trying to ...

Simple linear regression is commonly used in forecasting and financial analysis—for a company to tell how a change in the GDP could affect sales, for example. Microsoft Excel and other software ...

For example, you might use regression analysis to find out how well you can predict a child's weight if you know that child's height. The following data are from a study of nineteen children. Height ...

The most basic regression relationship is a simple linear regression. In this case, E (Y | X) = μ (X) = β0 + β1X, a line with intercept β0 and slope β1.

Nonlinear regression is a form of regression analysis in which data is fit to a model and then expressed as a mathematical function. Simple linear regression relates two variables (X and Y) with a ...

The Canadian Journal of Statistics / La Revue Canadienne de Statistique, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jun., 2002), pp. 285-300 (16 pages) The authors consider the problem of simple linear regression when the ...