Julia type for multiple (multivariate) regression using OLS. Performs least squared regression on linear equations of multiple independent variables

Author: Adam Savitzky

Ported from the Python implemented by Vincent Nijs http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/OLS?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ols.0.2.py

OLS can be used on the following types of equations:

y = a1 * x1 + a2 * x2 + ... + an * xn
Y = AX + E

y = dependent variable
y_varnm = string with the variable label for y
x = independent variables, note that a constant is added by default
x_varnm = list of variable labels for the independent variables

## Instantiate a new ols type
reg = ols(y, x, "y", ["x1", "x2", "x3"])
println("Coefficientss: $(reg.b)")
println("R-Squared: $(reg.R2)")
println("F-Statistic: $(reg.F)")
summary(reg)

All available output:

• b::Array{Float, 1} - Coefficients that minimize squared error
• nobs::Int - Number of observations
• ncoef::Int - Number of coefficients
• df_e::Int - Degrees of freedom in error
• df_r::Int - Degrees of freedom in result
• er::Array - Error vector
• sse::Float - Sum of the squared errors
• se::Array{Float, 1} - Standard Error (deviation)
• t::Array{Float} - T-statistic vector (one for each xi)
• #p::Array - T-statistic p-value (not implemented)
• R2::Float - R-Squared
• R2adj::Float - Adjusted R-Squared (based on how many dof)
• F::Float - F-statistic (one for each xi)
• #Fpv::Float - F-statistic p-value (not implemented)