CORRELATION AND REGRESSION TECHNIQUES
Abstract
The report was written to give the scientist, engineer or laboratory manager who has a limited background in the area of statistics a better understanding of the methods of correlation and regression. A number of examples have been given to illustrate the methods that have been developed, together with numerous graphical representations to give the reader a pictorial description of many interlocking relationships. No prior knowledge of statistics is assumed, but some experience in mathematics beyond calculus is necessary to fully comprehend the theoretical development. No attempt has been made in this article to discuss such topics as confidence intervals or tests of hypotheses involving the correlation coefficient or regression equation. While these topics are certainly important statistical concepts, it was considered desirable to restrict the scope of the text to interpretations of the principles of correlation and regression.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0661836
Entities
People
- John W. Mccloskey
Organizations
- Office of the Director