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Mini-Research Experience in Simple Linear Regression
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Isihara, Paul; Congdon, Elisabeth; Perciante, Terry – PRIMUS, 2018
Within the undergraduate mathematics curriculum, the topic of simple least-squares linear regression is often first encountered in multi-variable calculus where the line of best fit is obtained by using partial derivatives to find the slope and y-intercept of the line that minimizes the residual sum of squares. A markedly different approach from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Least Squares Statistics