Chapter 5: Simple regression

5/1  Regression methods
5/2  Simple regression
5/2/1  Least squares estimation
5/2/2  The correlation coefficient
5/2/3  Cautions in using correlation
5/2/4  Simple regression and the correlation coefficient
5/2/5  Residuals, outliers and influential observations
5/2/6  Correlation and causation
5/3  Inference and forecasting with simple regression
5/3/1  Regression as statistical modeling
5/3/2  The F-test for overall significance
5/3/3  Confidence intervals for individual coefficients
5/3/4  t-tests for individual coefficients
5/3/5  Forecasting using the simple regression model
5/4  Non-linear relationships
5/4/1  Non-linearity in the parameters
5/4/2  Using logarithms to form linear models
5/4/3  Local regression
Appendixes
5-A  Determining the values of a and b
References and selected bibliography
Exercises

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