The Method of Least Squares

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The Method of Least Squares: Overview

In this topic, we will learn the method of approximating data with least error. This method is known as the method of least squares. Furthermore, we will read about the best fitting curve via a diagram.

Important Questions on The Method of Least Squares

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The method applied for deriving the regression equations is known as

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Find the regression equation of X on Y given that n=5, x = 30, y = 40, xy = 214, x2 = 220,y2 = 340.

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Write the regression equation of Y on X and its normal equations.

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Find the linear regression equation of percentage worms (Y) on size of the crop (X) based on the following seven observations.

Size of the crop (X) 16 15 10 25 35 20 28
Percentage worms (Y) 24 25 30 40 32 20 22

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Find the regression equation of X on Y given that n=5, x = 40, y = 50, xy = 300, x2 = 350,y2 = 400.

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Using the method of least square, calculate the regression equation of X on Y from the following data.

X 10 12 14 16 18
Y 6 7 8 9 10

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Write the regression equation of y on x and its normal equations.

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The regression equation of y on x for the following data:

x41826237589612774123100y285635174285105619873

Is given by

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Using the method of least square, calculate the regression equation of X on Y and Y on X from the following data and estimate X where Y is 16.

X 10 12 13 17 18
Y 5 6 7 9 13

Also determine the value of correlation coefficient

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Using the method of least square, calculate the regression equation of X on Y from the following data.

X 10 12 14 16 18
Y 6 7 8 9 10