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September 20, 2005

Regression Theory

We start with some basic assumptions.

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The regression does not yield the true, unknown parameters precisely because the random error terms impart random effects on the slope.

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Some important algebra (not in the textbook):

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Correlation between the regressor and the error term causes bias.

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Posted by bparke at September 20, 2005 10:25 PM

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