Comparison of Linear Regression Methods When Both Variables Contain Error: Relation to Clinical Studies

Explore this paper's citation graph

Summary

It is suggested that linear regression by the traditional method of y upon x is appropriate in the majority of clinical situations, but when n is large and errors in x are much larger than those in y, orthogonal regression or the averaging method may be preferable.

Type
article
Published
1989-11-01
Cited by
5
References
16

Keywords

Homoscedasticity, Linear regression, Mathematics, Heteroscedasticity, Statistics

References

Cited by

Related papers