Simple linear regression is commonly used in forecasting and financial analysis—for a company to tell how a change in the GDP could affect sales, for example.

It is an output of regression analysis and can be used as a prediction tool for indicators and price movements. In finance, the line of best fit is used to identify trends or correlations in ...

William H. DuMouchel, Greg J. Duncan, Using Sample Survey Weights in Multiple Regression Analyses of Stratified Samples, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 78, No. 383 (Sep., 1983), ...

Four alternative classes of policy interpretations are posited: mere description of data sets, simple prediction, causal models, and causal predictive models. Policy analysis finds statements from the ...