Algebraic Proof that the Sum of Squared Errors in Estimating Y from X via b1 and b0 is Minimal

1968

Stanley, J.C. & Glass, G.V. (1968). An algebraic proof that the sum of squared errors in estimating Y from X via b₁ and b₀ is minimal. The American Statistician, 23, 25-26. (Reprinted as Una demonstracian algebraica de que las suma de los cuadrados de los errores es minima cuando se estima Y a partir de X via b₁ y b₀. Estadistica, 26, 775-777.)