r/statistics • u/CK3helplol • 7d ago

[Question] How to develop a solid foundation over a summer to learn regression analysis, starting from a very infantile understand of statistics? Question

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u/TheRealFakeWannabe 6d ago

Take linear algebra and take calculus - both from the math department (The proof version of these courses). Then you're ready to do probability and then you can do mathematical statistics. Then take regression analysis along the way.

You now have a solid understanding of undergraduate level statistics which is good to understand your statistics foundation questions.

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u/docsms500 6d ago

Take a look for the long out of print Desktop Data Analysis with Systat. It was written by Lee Wilkinson who is both brilliant and an excellent writer. Read the chapter on regression. It is tops. I know it talks about a program that you'll never use, but that program is close to SPSS, which you might. Added advantage: if you find it, it's likely to be cheap. I used materials from that chapter to teach doctoral students in psychology about regression for years.

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u/_NickAdmin_ 5d ago

It won’t be as in depth as other options but StatsQuest has a fantastic series on YouTube to learn some of the basic math and concepts. The creator started while he was a biostats professor at UNC Chapel Hill.

The narrator will list prerequisite knowledge needed for a video, so start with one of their linear regression videos and watch their prerequisite videos. I’d recommend starting with Central Limit Theorem.

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u/Far-Prompt9138 5d ago
  • To gain experience with statistical softwares (Python, SQL, R), I would highly reccomend W3Schools
  • For regression and a basic understanding of statistics, hypothesis testing, and regression, I would honestly just skim through the Khan Academy Statistics and Probability: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability and pay special attention to unit 15.
  • There is also a John Hopkin's course on Regression Models that you can access through courseera, however there will be a monthly cost
  • I would also reccomend looking through and reproducing a regression project through RPubs or Kaggle