Alternative methods of regression when OLS is not right
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Ordinary least square regression is one of the most widely used statistical methods. However, it is a parametric model and relies on assumptions that are often not met. Alternative methods of regression for continuous dependent variables relax these assumptions in various ways. This paper will explore PROCS such as QUANTREG, ADAPTIVEREG and TRANSREG for these data.
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