How do you identify associations without a scatterplot?

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amistre64 · Answer

with best fit determination from regression models maybe?

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry, but what exactly is a regression model?

anonymous · Answer

oh, nvm. What would you look at in the regression model? lol

anonymous · Answer

@amistre64

amistre64 · Answer

well, im not too familiar with correlation coefficients for something more than a quadratic association.

amistre64 · Answer

a regression model is an equation that defines a best fit line/curve  and is generally definied as a least squares model.

amistre64 · Answer

when the difference between the actual value and predicted value is at a minimum, it is considered to be a best fit model (the errors produced are at a minimum)

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much for trying to help me. :)

amistre64 · Answer

youre welcome .... all this is mostly theory, or at least what i recall of the theory :)  a scatterplot tho is the best way to actually see some sort of association with the data points

anonymous · Answer

In the problem I have, all I have is the regression analysis. There is no scatterplot given and I'm supposed to compare two relationships. Should I take a picture of it, so you could see what I'm trying to get at? I'd really like to know what I'm doing haha.