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What is
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Linear Regression ?
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 Linear regression can be
used to establish the
causal relationship among
one or more variables
through correlation.

Linear regression analysis is used to

predict the value of a variable
based on the impact of the values
of one or more variables.
 Variables
Dependant Independant

The relationship between the

variable you want to predict called the
dependent variable with the variables
you are using to predict the other variables’
value called the independent variable is linear.
The relationship
between the
variables is Linear
This process of determining
the relation is called Regression.
Linear regression used to
predict COVID incidence 40% 20%

Confirming this fact, data scientists

merged anonymized country-level data Israel
15%
from sources like health data, socioeco-
nomic data, cell phone mobility data (from
network provider) etc. to develop a simple
and accurate method for predicting weekly 25%
new COVID-19 cases and the test positivity
rate. The model was 82% accurate !!

This helped policy makers including Govt.,

health authorities etc. in better allocation of
resources at a district level in Israel.
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