TM 5-6675-321-14
Keystrokes
D i s p l a y
q L . R .
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m
61.1612
( 6 ) L i n e a r e s t i m a t i o n . W i t h d a ta
predicted value for y (denoted y) can be
a n d p r e s s i n g q ~ . A p r e d i c t e d v a l ue
keying in a new value for y and pressing
T h e y - i n t e r c e p t o f t h e l i n e .
S l o p e o f t h e l i n e.
a c c u m u l a t e d i n r e g i s t e r s R . 0 t h r o u g h R . 5 a
calculated by keying in a new value for x
for x (denoted x) can be calculated by
Example:
With data intact from previous example in registers R.0 through R.5
to predict demand for motor fuel for the years 1980 and 2000, key in new x values
and
press
q ~ .
To determine the year that the demand for motor fuel is expected
t o p a s s 3 , 5 0 0 m i l l i o n b a r r e l s, key in 3,500 (new value for y) and press (TJ ;.
Keystroke
Display
1980
~ $
2,808.6264
Predicted demand in millions
of barrels for the year 1980 .
2000
El j
4,031.8512
Predicted demand in millions
of barrels for the year 2000 .
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Em
1,991.3041
T h e d e m a n d i s e x p e c t e d t o p a s s
3 , 5 0 0 m i l l i o n b a r r e l s d u r i ng
1992.
( 7 ) C o r r e l a t i o n c o e f f i c i e n t .
Both linear regression and linear estimation
presume that the relationship between x and y data values can be approximated, to
some degree, b y a l i n e a r f u n c t i o n ( a s t r a i g h t l i n e ) . q ( c o r r e l a t i o n c o e f f i c i e n t)
can be used to determine how closely the data fits a straight line.
The correla -
t i o n c o e f f i c i e n t c an
o n t o a s t r a i g h t l i ne
a s t r a i g h t l i n e w i th
s t r a i g h t l i n e .
Keystrokes
Ezl
H
range from r = + 1 to r = -1.
At r = + 1, d a t a f a l l s e x a c t ly
w i t h p o s i t i v e s l o p e.
While at r = -1, data falls exactly onto
negative slope.
A t r = 0, data cannot be approximated by a
E x a m p l e : To calculate the correlation coefficient for previous example press:
Display
0.9931
The data very closely
a p p r o x i m a t e s - a s t r a i g h t l i n e.
6-7. OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. This equipment is designed for
operation only in a controlled environment.
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