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Regression through the Origin
Author(s) -
Eisenhauer Joseph G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9639.00136
Subject(s) - regression diagnostic , statistics , regression analysis , regression , cross sectional regression , econometrics , computer science , mathematics , polynomial regression
Summary This article describes situations in which regression through the origin is appropriate, derives the normal equation for such a regression and explains the controversy regarding its evaluative statistics. Differences between three popular software packages that allow regression through the origin are illustrated using examples from previous issues of Teaching Statistics .