It is also possible to look at the equation usually given for computing the intercept. This formula is in point-slope form which uses a point on the line and the slope of the line to define the line as opposed to the slope-intercept form which we typically use in statistics.
Michael **************************************************** Michael Granaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc. Prof. Phone: 605 677 5295 Dept. of Psychology FAX: 605 677 3195 University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 ***************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Maja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:45 pm Subject: [edstat] Simple Regression > Hi everyone, > > I was just doing some questions for practice b/c I have a midterm > coming up, > and there is a question that I'm having lots of difficulty with, > it is not > really covered in the textbook. > Here it goes: > Show that the least squares line y^=b1 + b2x passes through the point > (ybar,xbar), where ybar is the mean of y and xbar the mean of x. > > Thanks everyone. > > Marijana > > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= > . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
