Linear Regression

mommabean

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I found the definition of linear regression, but I am having a hard time applying this to real world situations.
 
It's often important to tell the correlation between multiple values, and the subsequent regression line that shows the "best fit" for your data.

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Lets say you had some data of a field event with 1000 runners, plotted with two variables corresponding to the runner's age and time to finish the race. You could find a regression for this data that could help you approximate a given runner's time for their specific age at a next event.... I just came up with this...there are thousands of other possibilities.

John.
 
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