Understanding Overlay Plots in Linear Regression

  • Context: Undergrad 
  • Thread starter Thread starter maverick280857
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Plot
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
2 replies · 10K views
maverick280857
Messages
1,774
Reaction score
5
Hi,

I was wondering if someone could tell me what an overlay plot exactly is, in the context of linear regression.

Specifically, I have data to fit a model Y in terms of regressor variables x1 - x8 and the question asks me to

"Obtain the overlay plot of the fitted model on the actual values against the observed cases. Obtain the plot of the residuals against the fitted values."

What do I have to do here?

Thanks in advance!
 
on Phys.org
Overlay plot means putting a plot on top of another. You just, in this case put the fitted model on the top of the observed data, which means fit actual data with your linear regression model. Residual is calculated by using each actual datum subtract corresponding expected value on the regression line.
 
zli034 said:
Overlay plot means putting a plot on top of another. You just, in this case put the fitted model on the top of the observed data, which means fit actual data with your linear regression model. Residual is calculated by using each actual datum subtract corresponding expected value on the regression line.


Thanks...got it!
 
Last edited: