Regression in Excel Made Easy: Build and Understand A Simple Linear Regression Model

DataCamp · Beginner ·📊 Data Analytics & Business Intelligence ·7mo ago
Master simple linear regression in Excel in this beginner-friendly tutorial. We’ll walk through building scatter plots, adding trendlines, calculating the slope and intercept, interpreting some model statistics like R², and making predictions. Become comfortable with common Excel functions such as SLOPE(), INTERCEPT(), RSQ(), LINEST(), and FORECAST.LINEAR(). Whether you’re new to data analysis or want to sharpen your Excel skills, this video will give you techniques you can apply right away. What you'll learn: How to create and format scatter plots in Excel How to add and customize regression …
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Chapters (7)

Introduction
3:29 The simple linear regression equation
6:47 Finding linear model statistics using Excel functions
10:10 Using the Data Analysis Toolpak for Model Stats
12:56 The Closed-Form Equations to Find the Slope and Intercept
15:50 When the Intercept is not interpretable
17:07 Thanks for watching!

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