Discover how linear regression works, from simple to multiple linear regression, with step-by-step examples, graphs and real-world applications.

Multiple Linear Regression In linear regression, when there's just a single independent variable, the analysis is sometimes called simple linear regression to distinguish the analysis from situations ...

Learn the difference between linear regression and multiple regression and how investors can use these types of statistical analysis.

Here's how to run both simple and multiple linear regression in Google Sheets using the built-in LINEST function. No add-ons or coding required.

When teaching cost behavior in a managerial or cost accounting course, we explain that there are various methods a company can use to estimate its fixed and variable costs, including regression ...

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. Microsoft Excel and other software ...

When multiple variables are associated with a response, the interpretation of a prediction equation is seldom simple.

In our example of simple linear regression 1, we saw how one continuous variable (weight) could be predicted on the basis of another continuous variable (height).