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  2. Least squares - Wikipedia

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    The method of least squares is a parameter estimation method in regression analysis based on minimizing the sum of the squares of the residuals (a residual being the difference between an observed value and the fitted value provided by a model) made in the results of each individual equation. (More simply, least squares is a mathematical ...

  3. Linear least squares - Wikipedia

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    Linear least squares (LLS) is the least squares approximation of linear functions to data. It is a set of formulations for solving statistical problems involved in linear regression, including variants for ordinary (unweighted), weighted, and generalized (correlated) residuals. Numerical methods for linear least squares include inverting the ...

  4. Ordinary least squares - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Okun's law in macroeconomics states that in an economy the GDP growth should depend linearly on the changes in the unemployment rate. Here the ordinary least squares method is used to construct the regression line describing this law. In statistics, ordinary least squares (OLS) is a type of linear least squares method for choosing the ...

  5. Total least squares - Wikipedia

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    In applied statistics, total least squares is a type of errors-in-variables regression, a least squares data modeling technique in which observational errors on both dependent and independent variables are taken into account. It is a generalization of Deming regression and also of orthogonal regression, and can be applied to both linear and non ...

  6. Numerical methods for linear least squares - Wikipedia

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    The numerical methods for linear least squares are important because linear regression models are among the most important types of model, both as formal statistical models and for exploration of data-sets. The majority of statistical computer packages contain facilities for regression analysis that make use of linear least squares computations ...

  7. Weighted least squares - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Weighted least squares (WLS), also known as weighted linear regression, [1][2] is a generalization of ordinary least squares and linear regression in which knowledge of the unequal variance of observations (heteroscedasticity) is incorporated into the regression. WLS is also a specialization of generalized least squares, when all the off ...

  8. Coefficient of determination - Wikipedia

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    If equation 1 of Kvålseth [12] is used (this is the equation used most often), R 2 can be less than zero. If equation 2 of Kvålseth is used, R 2 can be greater than one. In all instances where R 2 is used, the predictors are calculated by ordinary least-squares regression: that is, by minimizing SS res.

  9. Proofs involving ordinary least squares - Wikipedia

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    Using the Law of iterated expectation this can be written as. Recall that M = I − P where P is the projection onto linear space spanned by columns of matrix X. By properties of a projection matrix, it has p = rank (X) eigenvalues equal to 1, and all other eigenvalues are equal to 0. Trace of a matrix is equal to the sum of its characteristic ...