In math and statistics, you may occasionally need to calculate the slope of a line generated by coordinates in the (x,y) format. The slope is a value that indicates the rate at which the y value of a ...

THERE are many experimental procedures which involve the simultaneous observation of two variables, one of which is dependent upon the other. If the relationship between these variables is linear, ...

THE “simplified” method of calculating a linear regression put forward by Aldridge, Berry and Davies 1 is the well-known method of orthogonal polynomials which was put on a practical working basis by ...