This lesson begins with explaining the linear regression method characteristics, and uses. Linear regression method attempts to best fit a line through the data. Using an example and the forecasting process, we apply the linear regression method to create a model and forecast based upon it.
44. Used to measure the distribution of the variable away from the mean, most observations of the variable will be within ± 3 standard deviationsCopyright 2010 DeepThought, Inc. 11
73. Used to test if model build is statistically significant from being equal to zero
74. The larger the F-test the betterCopyright 2010 DeepThought, Inc. 18
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76. 1 – p-value = Significance Level of the Model (%)
77. Significance level of the model (%) represents the amount of confidence we have that our model is different from a model with no impact, or zero impactCopyright 2010 DeepThought, Inc. 19