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January 31, 2012

aX+b Rules

We need some results from probability theory to support our analysis of regression models.

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A numerical example "proof" of the expected value result:

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A numerical example "proof" of the variance result:

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These results are the basis for using the standard normal table for normal distributions.

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Posted by bparke at January 31, 2012 07:23 PM

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