Introduction to Linear Regression

A data scientist's first goal is to find underlying relations within the variables of a dataset. Several statistical and machine learning methods can be used to discover such relations. Once uncovered, this information can be applied to everyday problems. For example, in clinical medicine, a predictive model based on clinical data can help clinicians guide a patient's treatment by offering insights that might not have otherwise been taken into account. Simple linear regression One of the most basic methods available to [...]