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Linear regression. In statistics, linear regression is an approach for modeling the relationship between a scalar dependent variable y and one or more explanatory variables (or independent variables) denoted X. The case of one explanatory variable is called simple linear regression.
All Answers (8) In simple linear regression the equation of the model is. y = b0 + b1 * x + error. The b0 and b1 are the regression coefficients, b0 is called the intercept, b1 is called the coefficient of the x variable. Significance tests compare the above model with the following models: 0: y = 0 + B1 * x + error. 1: y = B0 + 0 * x + error. The significance test of the intercept thus compares the intercept to 0, thus it tests whether the the regression line goes through the origin (x=0, y=y).