Statistics · regression

Simple Linear Regression Intercept Formula

Finds the intercept of a simple least-squares line.

b₀ = ȳ − b₁x̄

Variables

b₀
intercept
ȳ
mean of y
b₁
slope
x̄
mean of x

Reference details

Subject
Statistics
Topic
regression
Plain text
b0 = y-bar - b1 x-bar

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