Determining Min & Max Slopes w/Varying STDEV

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To calculate the maximum and minimum slopes of a graph with data points that have individual standard deviations, one approach is to adjust the data points by adding and subtracting their standard deviations. This method allows for the determination of the extreme slopes based on the modified values. The validity of this analysis is questioned, prompting inquiries into alternative methods for calculating slopes considering the varying standard deviations. A suggestion of using "Weighted Least Squares" is proposed as a potential solution for this analysis. Overall, exploring different statistical techniques can enhance the accuracy of slope determination in the presence of unequal standard deviations.
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If I have a slope for which I do simple linear regression analysis, but each of the 6 datapoints of the slope have their individual (non-equal) standard deviations, how can I calculate the maximum and minimum slope of the graph?
One idea we too up was to increase the first half of the data points by the standard deviation, and decrease the other have by their standard deviations (and vice versa) in order to determine the maximum and minimum slopes from the resulting data points.
Is such an analysis valid? What else could I do to determine the maximum and minimum slopes based on the individual standard deviations?
If my explanation was unclear I have attached a document with simple made-up values for representation of the issue:
http://drop.io/stats20100/asset/minmax-gif"
This example data was created for simple commenting, the actual data is more complex.
Below the values used for this example:

x y σ, % σ y-σ y+σ MINsl MAXslope
1 1 10 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9
2 2 20 0.4 1.6 2.4 2.4 1.6
3 3 10 0.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.7
4 4 10 0.4 3.6 4.4 3.6 4.4
5 5 20 1.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0
6 6 10 0.6 5.4 6.6 5.4 6.6

LINEST
1 0 AVG
0.76 0.64 MIN
1.24 -0.64 MAX
 
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Salish99 said:
each of the 6 datapoints of the slope have their individual (non-equal) standard deviations

Is "Weighted Least Squares" what you were looking for?
 
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