Students will learn techniques, ideas and concepts associated with linear regression. In the context of linear regression, they will learn how to use specific statistical methods and general modes of statistical thinking to make inferences from data, and to support (or refute) an argument or point of view with quantitative information. The emphasis is not on theoretical properties, but on understanding and applying regression techniques, on being able to build an appropriate regression model, on being able to assess the adequacy of a proposed model, and on drawing and formulating conclusions from the fitted model.
