Regression For the purposes of this class: –Does Y depend on X? –Does a change in X cause a change in Y? –Can Y be predicted from X? Y= mX + b Predicted values Overall Mean Actual values

When analyzing a regression-type data set, the first step is to plot the data: XY The next step is to determine the line that ‘best fits’ these points. It appears this line would be sloped upward and linear (straight).

1) The regression line passes through the point (X avg, Y avg ). 2) Its slope is at the rate of “m” units of Y per unit of X, where m = regression coefficient (slope; y=mx+b) The line of best fit is the sample regression of Y on X, and its position is fixed by two results: (55, 138) Y = 1.24(X) slopeY-intercept Rise/Run

Testing the Regression Line for Significance An F-test is used based on Model, Error, and Total SOS. –Very similar to ANOVA Basically, we are testing if the regression line has a significantly different slope than a line formed by using just Y_avg. –If there is no difference, then that means that Y does not change as X changes (stays around the average value) To begin, we must first find the regression line that has the smallest Error SOS.

Independent Value Dependent Value Error SOS The regression line should pass through the overall average with a slope that has the smallest Error SOS (Error SOS = the distance between each point and predicted line: gives an index of the variability of the data points around the predicted line). overall average is the pivot point

For each X, we can predict Y:Y = 1.24(X) XY_ActualY_PredSOS Error Error SOS is calculated as the sum of (Y Actual – Y Predicted ) 2 This gives us an index of how scattered the actual observations are around the predicted line. The more scattered the points, the larger the Error SOS will be. This is like analysis of variance, except we are using the predicted line instead of the mean value.

Total SOS Calculated as the sum of (Y – Y avg ) 2 Gives us an index of how scattered our data set is around the overall Y average. Overall Y average Regression line not shown

XY_ActualY AverageSOS Total Total SOS gives us an index of how scattered the data points are around the overall average. This is calculated the same way for a single treatment in ANOVA. What happens to Total SOS when all of the points are close to the overall average? What happens when the points form a non-horizontal linear trend?

Model SOS Calculated as the Sum of (Y Predicted – Y avg ) 2 Gives us an index of how far away the predicted values are from the overall average value Distance between predicted Y and overall mean

Model SOS Gives us an index of how far away the predicted values are from the overall average value What happens to Model SOS when all of the predicted values are close to the average value? XY_PredY AverageSOS Model

All Together Now!! XY_ActualY_PredSOS Error Y_AvgSOS Total SOS Model SOS Error =  (Y_Actual – Y_Pred) 2 SOS Total =  (Y_Actual –Y_ Avg) 2 SOS Model =  (Y_Pred – Y_Avg) 2

Using SOS to Assess Regression Line Model SOS gives us an index on how ‘different’ the predicted values are from the average values. – Bigger Model SOS = more different –Tells us how different a sloped line is from a line made up only of Y_avg. –Remember, the regression line will pass through the overall average point. Error SOS gives us an index of how different the predicted values are from the actual values –More variability = larger Error SOS = large distance between predicted and actual values

Magic of the F-test The ratio of Model SOS to Error SOS (Model SOS divided by Error SOS) gives us an overall index (the F statistic) used to indicate the relative ‘difference’ between the regression line and a line with slope of zero (all values = Y_avg. –A large Model SOS and small Error SOS = a large F statistic. Why does this indicate a significant difference? –A small Model SOS and a large Error SOS = a small F statistic. Why does this indicate no significant difference?? Based on sample size and alpha level (P-value), each F statistic has an associated P-value. –P < 0.05 (Large F statistic) there is a significant difference between the regression line a the Y_avg line. –P ≥ 0.05 (Small F statistic) there is NO significant difference between the regression line a the Y_avg line.

Mean Model SOS Mean Error SOS Independent Value Dependent Value Basically, this is an index that tells us how different the regression line is from Y_avg, and the scatter of the data around the predicted values. = F

Y = 1.24(X) slopeY-intercept Rise/Run Use regression line to predict a specific number or a specific change.

Correlation (r): A nother measure of the mutual linear relationship between two variables. ‘r’ is a pure number without units or dimensions ‘r’ is always between –1 and 1 Positive values indicate that y increases when x does and negative values indicate that y decreases when x increases. –What does r = 0 mean? ‘r’ is a measure of intensity of association observed between x and y. –‘r’ does not predict – only describes associations between variables

r > 0 r < 0 r = 0 r is also called Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

R-square If we square r, we get rid of the negative value if it is negative and we get an index of how close the data points are to the regression line. Allows us to decide how much confidence we have in making a prediction based on our model. Is calculated as Model SOS / Total SOS

r 2 = Model SOS / Total SOS = Model SOS = Total SOS

= Model SOS = Total SOS r2 = Model SOS / Total SOS  numerator/denominator Small numerator Big denominator R 2 =

R-square and Prediction Confidence

Finally…….. If we have a significant relationship (based on the p-value), we can use the r-square value to judge how sure we are in making a prediction.