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Minimizing Squared Vertical and Squared Horizontal Errors

Statistics Theory 2011-03-30 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

The slope of the best fit line from minimizing the sum of both the squared vertical errors and the squared horizontal errors is shown to be the root of a fourth degree polynomial.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0512068,
  title  = {Minimizing Squared Vertical and Squared Horizontal Errors},
  author = {Donald E. Ramirez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0512068},
  year   = {2011}
}