About this Course

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This course introduces simple and multiple linear regression models. These models allow you to assess the relationship between variables in a data set and a continuous response variable. Is there a relationship between the physical attractiveness of a professor and their student evaluation scores? Can we predict the test score for a child based on certain characteristics of his or her mother? In this course, you will learn the fundamental theory behind linear regression and, through data examples, learn to fit, examine, and utilize regression models to examine relationships between multiple variables, using the free statistical software R and RStudio.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

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Skills you will gain

Statistics
Linear Regression
R Programming
Regression Analysis

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Instructor rating

4.88/5 (120 Ratings)

Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel

Associate Professor of the Practice

Department of Statistical Science

359,162 Learners

7 Courses

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

22 minutes to complete

About Linear Regression and Modeling

22 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 2 readings

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Linear Regression

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 47 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

More about Linear Regression

3 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 24 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Multiple Regression

In this week, we’ll explore multiple regression, which allows us to model numerical response variables using multiple predictors (numerical and categorical). We will also cover inference for multiple linear regression, model selection, and model diagnostics. There is also a final project included in this week. You will use the data set provided to complete and report on a data analysis question. Please read the project instructions to complete this self-assessment.

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 57 min), 6 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction2mMultiple Predictors11mAdjusted R Squared10mCollinearity and Parsimony3mInference for MLR11mModel Selection11mDiagnostics for MLR7m

6 readings

Lesson Learning Objectives10mLesson Learning Objectives10mWeek 3 Suggested Readings and Exercises10mWeek 3 Lab Instructions (RStudio)10mWeek 3 Lab Instructions (RStudio Cloud)10mProject Instructions, Data files, and Checklist 2h

3 practice exercises

Week 3 Practice Quiz30mWeek 3 Quiz20mWeek 3 Lab30m

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305 reviews

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TOP REVIEWS FROM LINEAR REGRESSION AND MODELING

by ABNov 27, 2017

Great course! I've already taken a similar stats course using SPSS and this course was an excellent refresher, while increasing my familiarity with R.

by MMSep 26, 2021

linear regression is well taught throughout the course, but I think learning other types of regression modeling would be useful as well and adding them to the course materials is really good.

by ASApr 30, 2020

It is a very nice course. The instructor's way of delivering the content is flawless and very precise. The course has been designed very nicely.

by TMJul 21, 2020

A great primer on linear regression with labs that help to establish understanding and a project that is focused enough not to be overwhelming, and allows the learner to play around with the concepts

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Linear Regression and Modeling

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