This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The value of \(r\) is unchanged if either \(X\) or \(Y\) is multiplied by a constant or if a constant is added. Correlation coefficient \(r\) is a measure of the linear association between the \(X\) and \(Y\) variables.Ħ. If \(r\) = 0, there is no linear relationship between the \(X\) and \(Y\) variables.ĥ. If \(r\) = -1, the data points fall on a straight line with negative slope.Ĥ. If \(r\) = 1, the data points fall on a straight line with positive slope.ģ. The range of \(r\) is between -1 and 1, inclusive.Ģ. The correlation coefficient has the following characteristics.ġ. The solution to this system gives us the parameters \(a\) and \(b\):
These lead to the set of two linear equations with two variables. The condition for the sum of the squares of the offsets to be a minimum is that the derivatives of this sum with respect to the approximating line parameters are to be zero. Cells F1-H3 of the spreadsheet show the results of the Excel Linest function, which has been used to return statistical information relating to the line of best fit through these points.The Linear Least Squares Regression Line method is a mathematical procedure for finding the best-fitting straight line to a given set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the offsets of the points from the approximating line.
The residual sum of squares is 10.09994048Ĭells A2-A11, B2-B11 and C2-C11 of the spreadsheet below contain three different sets of independent variables (known x values), and cells D2-D11 of the spreadsheet contain the associated known y-values. The regression sum of squares is 149.1600595. The standard error for the y estimate is 1.201186347. The coefficient of determination is 0.936582064. The standard error value for the constant b is 0.925189538. The standard error value for the base m is 0.185347077. The remaining cells in the range D2-E5 give the following additional statistics for this curve: Cells D1-E5 of the spreadsheet show the results of the Excel Linest function, which has been used to return statistical information relating to the line of best fit through these points.Īs shown in the formula bar, the formula for the Linest function is: This can be seen in the examples below.Ĭells A2-A10 and B2-B10 of the spreadsheet below list a number of known x- and known y-values, and also shows these points, plotted on a chart. You can see if a function has been input as an array formula, as curly brackets will be inserted around the formula, as it is viewed in the formula bar. If the function is not entered as an array formula, only the first 'm' value in the calculated array of statistical information will be displayed in your spreadsheet. Type your function into the first cell of the range, and press CTRL-SHIFT-Enter.Go to the Excel array formulas page for more details.Īs the Linest function returns an array of values, it must be entered as an array formula. To input an array formula, you need to first highlight the range of cells for the function result. (returns the #N/A error if the argument is FALSE) The standard error value for the constant b The standard error values for the coefficients, m i The array of constant multipliers for the straight line equation The array of statistics returned by the Excel Linest function has the following form: m n , b and also return the additional regression statistics listed in the table below. , b.ĭO return additional regression statistics.I.e. just return the array of values m n, m n-1. The constant b is set to have the value 0.Īn optional logical argument which specifies whether or not you want the function to return additional regression statistics on the line of best fit.This argument can have the value TRUE or FALSE, meaning:ĭo NOT return additional regression statistics.I.e. + b.This argument can have the value TRUE or FALSE, meaning: 
Īn optional logical argument that determines how the constant 'b' is treated in the equation y = m 1x 1 + m 2x 2 +. If omitted, the array takes on the default value. If provided the array should have the same length as the known_y's array Where the function arguments are: known_y'sĪn optional argument, providing an array of one or more sets of known x-values.
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