Topic: Building and Reading Model Terms

Worked Problems Translating Coefficients Into Predictions

Why the Matrix Product Gives the Fitted Value

When the Intercept Is Outside the Observed Range

Why a Coefficient Is Not a Predictor’s Full Contribution

Variables, Terms, and Coefficients

The Intercept in an Additive Regression Equation

Substituting Predictor Values to Calculate a Fit

Regression Formulas With an Omitted Intercept

Reconstructing an Equation from Coefficient Estimates

Reading a Numeric Predictor’s Slope