Accession Number:

AD0600309

Title:

BIVARIATE REGRESSION WHEN BOTH VARIABLES ARE RANDOM

Descriptive Note:

Informal rept. no. 3

Corporate Author:

BOOZ-ALLEN APPLIED RESEARCH INC CHICAGO IL

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1964-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

This memo presents the method of orthogonal regression and compares the standard linear regression procedures with orthogonal linear regression procedures. Care should be exercised in using the standard methods when both X and Y are subject to random variation. The computer program description and the fortran program are attached.

Descriptors:

• *LEAST SQUARES METHOD
• *BIVARIATE ANALYSIS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• STANDARDIZATION
• LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• EQUATIONS
• FORTRAN

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE