Linear Equations

Jonathon D. Brown
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Jonathon D. Brown: University of Washington, Department of Psychology

Chapter Chapter 1 in Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 2018, pp 3-38 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This is a book about statistical analyses: how to conduct them and how to interpret them. Not all of the analyses involve linear functions and few of them have an exact solution, so it might seem odd to begin by learning to solve a consistent system of linear equations. Yet there are good reasons to start this way. For one thing, linear systems form the backbone of most statistical analyses and many nonlinear functions have a linear component. Moreover, many of the methods that are used to solve linear equations were developed long ago by some of the world’s most famous mathematicians. A familiarity with these techniques is therefore of historical interest.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93549-2_1

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