Linear Regression

This lesson is called Linear Regression, part of the Inferential Statistics with R course. This lesson is called Linear Regression, part of the Inferential Statistics with R course.

Transcript

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Your Turn

Perform a linear regression examining how iq predicts act_reading. Ask for standardized coefficients before calling for the summary of results. Is IQ a significant predictor of ACT reading scores? If so, what is the standardized coefficient?

Learn More

Read more about the lm() function in the stats package. If you’d like to learn more, check out this tutorial in YaRrr! The Pirate’s Guide to R by Nathaniel D. Phillips.

Although not covered in these videos, it should be noted that all previously covered statistics up to this point are essentially linear models. This blog post by Dr. Athanasia Monika Mowinckel nicely illustrates how we could have done all the statistics using the lm() function instead.