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Preparation for Class
- Linear Regression
- Fitting a Line to Data … A 7-min video to understand the general principle [start at 0:26 and skip 7:27 to 8:32].
- LO(W)ESS Smoother
- Fitting a Curve to Data … A 9-min video to understand the general principle (don’t get bogged down on the details) [start at 1:07].
Demonstration and Exercises
Resources
- GAMs
- GAM: The Predictive Modeling Silver Bullet … more thorough description of GAMs.
- GAMs in R … a full “course” on GAMs by Noam Ross.