linear regression models in matrix terms

Linear regression modelsin matrix terms

The regression function in matrix terms

Simple linear regression function

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Simple linear regression function in matrix notation

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Definition of a matrixAn r×c matrix is a rectangular array of symbols or numbers arranged in r rows and c columns.

A matrix is almost always denoted by a single capital letter in boldface type.

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Definition of a vector and a scalarA column vector is an r×1 matrix, that is, a matrix with only one column.

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A row vector is an 1×c matrix, that is, a matrix with only one row.

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A 1×1 “matrix” is called a scalar, but it’s just an ordinary number, such as 29 or σ2.

Matrix multiplication

XY• The Xβ in the regression function is an example of

matrix multiplication.• Two matrices can be multiplied together:

– Only if the number of columns of the first matrix equals the number of rows of the second matrix.

– The number of rows of the resulting matrix equals the number of rows of the first matrix.

– The number of columns of the resulting matrix equals the number of columns of the second matrix.


• If A is a 2×3 matrix and B is a 3×5 matrix then matrix multiplication AB is possible. The resulting matrix C = AB has … rows and … columns.

• Is the matrix multiplication BA possible?

• If X is an n×p matrix and β is a p×1 column vector, then Xβ is …


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The entry in the ith row and jth column of C is the inner product (element-by-element products added together) of the ith row of A with the jth column of B.

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The Xβ multiplication in simple linear regression setting

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Matrix addition

XY• The Xβ+ε in the regression function is an example

of matrix addition.• Simply add the corresponding elements of the two

matrices.– For example, add the entry in the first row, first column

of the first matrix with the entry in the first row, first column of the second matrix, and so on.

• Two matrices can be added together only if they have the same number of rows and columns.

Matrix addition

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The Xβ+ε addition in the simple linear regression setting

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Multiple linear regression functionin matrix notation

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Least squares estimates of the parameters

Least squares estimates

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The p×1 vector containing the estimates of the p parameters can be shown to equal:

where (X'X)-1 is the inverse of the X'X matrix and X' is the transpose of the X matrix.

Definition of the transpose of a matrix

The transpose of a matrix A is a matrix, denoted A' or AT, whose rows are the columns of A and whose columns are the rows of A … all in the same original order.

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The X'X matrix in the simple linear regression setting

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Definition of the identity matrixThe (square) n×n identity matrix, denoted In, is a matrix with 1’s on the diagonal and 0’s elsewhere.

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The identity matrix plays the same role as the number 1 in ordinary arithmetic.

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Definition of the inverse of a matrix

The inverse A-1 of a square (!!) matrix A is the unique matrix such that …

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Least squares estimates in simple linear regression setting

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Find X'X.


It’s very messy to determine inverses by hand. We let computers find inverses for us.

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Find inverse of X'X.

Therefore:


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Find X'Y.


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The regression equation issuds = - 2.68 + 9.50 soap

Linear dependence

The columns of the matrix:

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are linearly dependent, since (at least) one of the columns can be written as a linear combination of another.

If none of the columns can be written as a linear combination of another, then we say the columns are linearly independent.

Linear dependence is not always obvious

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Formally, the columns a1, a2, …, an of an n×n matrix are linearly dependent if there are constants c1, c2, …, cn, not all 0, such that:

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Implications of linear dependence on regression

• The inverse of a square matrix exists only if the columns are linearly independent.

• Since the regression estimate b depends on (X'X)-1, the parameter estimates b0, b1, …, cannot be (uniquely) determined if some of the columns of X are linearly dependent.

The main point about linear dependence

• If the columns of the X matrix (that is, if two or more of your predictor variables) are linearly dependent (or nearly so), you will run into trouble when trying to estimate the regression function.

Implications of linear dependenceon regressionsoap1 soap2 suds4.0 8 334.5 9 425.0 10 455.5 11 516.0 12 536.5 13 617.0 14 62

* soap2 is highly correlated with other X variables* soap2 has been removed from the equation

The regression equation issuds = - 2.68 + 9.50 soap1

Fitted values and residuals

Fitted values

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Fitted values

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The vector of fitted values

is sometimes represented as a function of the hat matrix H

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That is:

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The residual vector

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The residual vector written as a function of the hat matrix

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Sum of squares and the analysis of variance table

Analysis of variance table in matrix terms

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Sum of squares

In general, if you pre-multiply a vector by its transpose, you get a sum of squares.

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Total sum of squares

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Previously, we’d write:

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But, it can be shown that equivalently:

where J is a (square) n×n matrix containing all 1’s.

An example oftotal sum of squares

If n = 2:

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But, note that we get the same answer by:

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Analysis of variance table in matrix terms

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Model assumptions

Error term assumptions

• As always, the error terms εi are:

– independent– normally distributed (with mean 0)– with equal variances σ2

• Now, how can we say the same thing using matrices and vectors?

Error terms as a random vector

The n×1 random error term vector, denoted as ε, is:

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The mean (expectation) of the random error term vector

The n×1 mean error term vector, denoted as E(ε), is:

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The variance of the random error term vector

The n×n variance matrix, denoted as σ2(ε), is defined as:

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Diagonal elements are variances of the errors.Off-diagonal elements are covariances between errors.

The ASSUMED variance of the random error term vector

BUT, we assume error terms are independent (covariances are 0), and have equal variances (σ2).

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Scalar by matrix multiplication

Just multiply each element of the matrix by the scalar.

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The ASSUMED variance of the random error term vector

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The general linear regression model

Putting the regression function and assumptions all together, we get:

XYwhere:

• Y is a ( ) vector of response values

• β is a ( ) vector of unknown parameters

• X is an ( ) matrix of predictor values

• ε is an ( ) vector of independent, normal error terms with mean 0 and (equal) variance σ2I.

linear regression models in matrix terms

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