MME 523
Regression Analysis
Your job this
week is a bit different. No new
algorithms or problems; instead you may work in pairs and create a Web page
extolling the uses, virtues and limits of Regression Analysis. This will require that you review what you
have done in the
past couple of weeks which should result in greater clarity. Your audience is
other high school instructors of mathematics who presumably know nothing about
regression analysis.
Tools:
floppy disk
partner
Microsoft Word
Maple and Excel (as needed)
Equation Editor
Procedure
Begin in Word and think of this as a
paper with the following areas:
Overview: what is
Regression Analysis??
Mathematical Foundations of
Regression Analysis
steps of derivations not needed – only clear sense of how
they
could
be done
Linear vs
Quadratic vs Exponential
How Good a Fit? the use of r/r2
An Application
of
your choice
Technology
pros
and cons of various pieces of technology
The Secondary Curriculum
where
might this fit in; suggestions
Appendix: Terminology for the Novice
regression
least
squares
interpolation
extrapolation
When
finished simply do a “SAVE
AS “ and
specify “Web Page” as the file
type. Use a file name according to the following format
jd_as_regression.htm
where “jd” and “as”
are the initials of the team members.
Note
on graphics and equations: you may
easily cut and paste from Maple and
Equation Editor into Word.
I
will move the files onto the course web site when they are complete so you can
refer to your work.