A very practical method for hand calculation of least-squares-adjusted slopes, acceleration coefficients, etc., is presented and compared with better known but less-satisfactory algorithms. Particular attention is given to easy methods for estimating the precision of the adjusted constants. The method, based on weighted successive differences, applies to the special case of equal increments in the independent variable.
Topics
Regression analysis
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1969
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