Residuals
Residual is simply the difference
between the observed value and the predicted or estimated value.
Yresid = Y - Ypred
See Also:
residuals plot,
References:
Devore, J. and Peck, R. "Assessing the
fit of a line." §5.4 in Statistics: The Exploration and
Analysis of Data Duxbury, Thomson Learning, pp. 161, 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errors_and_residuals_in_statistics
Cite This As:
Dogra, Shaillay K., "Residuals" From
QSARWorld--A Strand Life Sciences Web Resource.
http://www.qsarworld.com/qsar-statistics-residuals.php
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