

For particular applications however, such as evaluation of stability data, extrapolation may be useful, see for example the ICH guideline Evaluation of Stability Data (PDF). As a rule, it is not recommended to extrapolate the regression line beyond the observed range. MedCalc only shows the regression line in the range of observed values. The dialog box will re-appear with the previous entries (see Recall dialog). If you want to repeat the scatter diagram, possibly to select a different regression equation, then you only have to press function key F7. To define other titles or colors in the graph, or change the axis scaling, see Format graph. You can press Ctrl P to print the scatter diagram, or function key F10 to save the picture as file on disk. When you click a point on the regression line, the program will give the x-value and the f(x) value calculated using the regression equation. Regression line, 95% confidence interval and 95% prediction interval Regression line and 95% prediction interval Regression line and 95% confidence interval The graph will use different markers for the different categories in this variable, and optionally will show regression lines for all cases and for each subgroup. A new dialog box is displayed in which you can select a categorical variable. SubgroupsĬlick the Subgroups button if you want to identify subgroups in the scatter diagram.

This graph will be displayed in a second window.

To obtain a residuals plot, select this option in the dialog box. The residual plot allows the visual evaluation of the goodness of fit of the selected model. In regression analysis, residuals are the differences between the predicted values and the observed values for the dependent variable.

Regression equationīy default the option Include constant in equation is selected. Filter: you may also enter a data filter in order to include only a selected subgroup of cases in the statistical analysis.This dummy variable appears as the first item in the drop-down list for Weights. Select the dummy variable "*** AutoWeight 1/SD^2 ***" for an automatic weighted regression procedure to correct for heteroscedasticity (Neter et al., 1996). Weights: select a variable containing relative weights that should be given to each observation (for weighted least-squares regression).Variable Y and Variable X: select the dependent and independent variables Y and X.The dialog box for the scatter diagram is similar to the one for Regression: The values of the two variables on the same row in the data spreadsheet, give the points in the diagram. One variable (the independent variable X) defines the horizontal axis and the other (dependent variable Y) defines the vertical axis. In a scatter diagram, the relation between two numerical variables is presented graphically. Scatter diagram & regression line Command:
