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Peer reviewedSklar, Michael G. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1980
It has long been popular to utilize the least squares estimation procedure for fitting the multiple linear regression model to observed data. In this paper, two useful alternatives to least squares estimation in exploratory data analysis are examined: least absolute value estimation and Chebychev estimation. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Least Squares Statistics, Linear Programing, Mathematical Formulas
