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Re: linear regression with errors in both variables

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• Subject: [mg96286] Re: [mg96281] linear regression with errors in both variables
• From: Virgil Stokes <vs at it.uu.se>
• Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:17:17 -0500 (EST)
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Joerg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to test the hypothesis that my data
> follows a known simple linear relationship,
> y = a + bx. However, I have (known) measurements
> errors in both the y and the x values.
>
> I suppose just a simple linear regression
> does not do here.
>
> Any suggestions how do test this correctly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> joerg
>   
You might take a look at one of the Wolfram Demonstrations Project:

  
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/OrdinaryRegressionAndOrthogonalRegressionInThePlane/

--V. Stokes

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  • linear regression with errors in both variables
    • From: Joerg <schaber@biologie.hu-berlin.de>