Bill --
You are so right!! The term NONLINEAR is very confusing.
As I indicated in the earlier message, most folks in the statistics world refer to a
LINEAR MODEL as I indicated.
Y = b1*X1 + b2*X2 + ... + bp*Xp + E
and some folks will write UNFORTUNATELY --
Y = b0 + b1*X1 + b2 * X2 + ... + bp*Xp + E
that leads to more confusion!!
The main point is that the functions are LINEAR IN THE UNKNOWN COEFFICIENTS.
This is why we sometimes take the logs of the function so that the new function is
LINEAR IN THE UNKNOWN COEFFICIENTS -- AND THE SOLUTIONS ARE EASIER.
A "REAL" NONLINEAR MODEL NEEDS SOME SPECIAL ALGORITHMS FOR SOLUTION.
-------
Someday -- long after I'm out of this world -- the AP-Statistics objectives WILL ALLOW
OUR
STUDENTS TO HAVE --
"The power they deserve to use REGRESSION/LINEAR MODELS and COMPUTERS/CALCULATORS
to their fullest".
Perhaps the secondary teachers can speed up improvements through the NCTM
"Principles and Standards for School Mathematics".
Perhaps there should be an Applied Research Statistics course that has few
restrictions on the content -- focusing on those topics that help students do what
they NEED to accomplish practical results -- leading to more enthusiasm for
statistics and data analysis.
Change is slow!!
:-)
-- Joe
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----- Original Message -----
From: William J. Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Joe Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Paul Velleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: R sq vs r sq
| Joe,
|
| Well by linear *I* meant what we mean in algebra 2 class y = mx + b,
| but I do not object to calling y = a0 + a1 x1 + a2 x2 + a3 x3 + ... linear.
| I certainly DO object to your definition of linear, although I suppose
| it *is* used by some people, I find it very confusing.
|
| Cheers,
| Bill Larson
| Geneva, Switzerland
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Joe Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| To: William J. Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Paul Velleman
| <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Sent: 2000 May 05 9:07 PM
| Subject: Re: R sq vs r sq
|
|
|
| Hi Paul, William et al.--
|
| This may be ANOTHER GOOD TIME TO COMMENT ON
| THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS OF STATISTICS (AND OTHER AREAS, TOO).
|
| I suggest that when we use the terms LINEAR and NONLINEAR that we
| tell the reader what the SENDER means by those terms.
|
| When I write:
|
| Y = b1*X1 + b2*X2 + ... + bp*Xp + E
|
| where bi (i = 1,2,...p) are least-squares regression coefficients, I
| will refer to this as a LINEAR MODEL.
|
| The Xs can be any numbers that I choose-- log(z), ln(z), z^3, cos(z), 1/z,
| binary (1or 0), ...
|
| If a person writes the form:
|
| Y = a0 + a1*X + a2*X^2 + a3*X ^3 + E
|
| then they might say that this is a NONLINEAR model.
|
| As long as the reader knows exactly what the model is-- then we are
| communicating.
|
| In these days of fancy 3D graphic displays, it is interesting to picture the
| function:
|
| Y = a0 + a1*X + a2*X^2
|
| in the 2D space of Y and X -- which appears as a CURVE.
|
| and then picture the function in the 3D space of Y, X and X^2 or
| re-designating X^2 as Z
|
| Y = a0 + a1*X + a2*Z
|
| We notice that the 3D function lies in a PLANE -- reminding us that
| we have a "LINEAR MODEL".
|
| If we hurriedly say to someone that "this function is NONLINEAR in the 2D
| space of Y and X, but
| LINEAR in the 3D space of Y,X and Z", then we might even cause more
| frustration. :-(
|
| "COMMUNICATION" IS A PROBLEM EVERYWHERE!
|
| DO WILLIAM AND PAUL HAVE THE SAME MEANING FOR "NONLINEAR"?
| :-)
|
| --- Joe
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|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Paul Velleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| To: William J. Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 6:43 AM
| Subject: Re: R sq vs r sq
|
|
| | At 11:18 AM +0200 05/05/2000, William J. Larson wrote:
| | >
| | >It appears that R sq is some sort of generalization of r sq
| | >for nonlinear cases. True?
| | >
| | Not really. common convention is to capitalize the R for multiple
| | correlation. The R sqr reported in regressions allows for the
| | generalization of simple regression to a multiple regression (2 or
| | more predictors). In both cases R sqr is the squared correlation
| | between y and y-hat. Y-hat represents the best (in the least squares
| | sense) fit to y among all linear combinations of the x's. All of
| | these are statistics for linear models. It is dangerous to apply them
| | to nonlinear models.
| |
| | -- Paul
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| | Paul F. Velleman
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