steyx

Standard error of predicted y values from a regression.

Syntax

v = steyx(knownys, knownxs)

Description

Returns the standard error of the predicted y in a linear regression — a measure of the typical residual size. Useful for assessing how tightly the data fits the regression line.

Example

steyx([2 4 5 4 5 7 8 9], [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8])

See also

• slope — Slope of a linear regression line.
• linest — Linear regression coefficients (with optional statistics).