Fitting straight lines with replicated observations by linear regression: The least squares postulates

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-50

  Sayago, Ana ^a   Boccio, Maravillas ^a   Asuero, Agustin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Least squares postulates; Replicated observations; Straight lines

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TEACHING;

REPLICATES; STRAIGHT LINES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842533311     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408340490273744     Document Type: Article

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