Module 06: Ordinary Least Squares
Summary
The synchronous portion of this training module will consist of a short plenary during which facilitators will address questions raised by participants (posted in the GoogleDoc prior to the synchronous session), followed by a small group discussion in breakout rooms.
Objectives
The general objective of this training module is to provide a review for participants on the most commonly used linear regression approach, ordinary least squares (OLS). It is expected that this review will ensure that participants are all on the same page in terms of their preparation for subsequent PRCI econometrics trainings.
The more specific objectives include:
- To review the motivation for using linear regression models
- To review the key assumptions for the ordinary least squares estimator to be unbiased and the consequences of their violations
- To review how OLS is operationalized conceptually and practically in STATA
- To review the interpretation of OLS results for binary and continuous regressors
- To review some of the hazards of linear regression models and how we deal with them
Collaborators
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie (MSU), Nicole Mason-Wardell (MSU), Paul Samboko (MSU)