Simple Regression

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  • Simple Regression
    • Making predictions of a criterion variable (Y) from a predictor variable (X)
      • The best prediction is given by the average of all the Y values for any given value of X - the higher the R value the better the prediction will be because the point cloud will be much narrower
    • Using the linear regression equation to make predictions
      • Two separate regression lines: (1) The regression of Y on X (predicting Y from X values) (2) The regression of X on Y (predicting X from Y)
        • For any correlation other than r=1 or r=-1, low & high scores on X are associated with Y values that are closer to the mean
          • Extreme scores tend to become more average on the second testing - a problem when subjects are selected on extreme scores
            • High scorers more likely to include overestimated scores & low scorers underestimated
              • If r=1, all points lie on the regression line (Y has no error)
    • The linear regression equation: is used to predict the value of Y from the value of X
      • Y = a + bx
        • Y = the predicted value of Y, a = the intercept (the value of y when x =0), b = the shape of the line (the amount by which y increases for every one unit change in x)
    • Prediction & Casuality
      • Causality: viewing violent TV leads to increased aggression in play
      • Reverse causality: children who get involved in aggressive play at school have a kind of residual excitement that leads to them watching violent TV
        • Extraneous variables: effect the outcome but not the predictor
          • Mediation or intervening variables: intervene between predictor & outcome variables in casual linkage

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