Comment Re:Wow! (Score 1) 198
If the model cannot be tested, it is useless. If you are able to create the model, then you should be able to test it. That is not rocket science, it is common sense.
beta=solve(t(x) %*% x) %*% t(x) %*% y,
NO, NO, NO!
beta=solve(crossprod(X,X),crossprod(X,y))
is much nicer, and it is less susceptible to round-of errors.
The rate at which a disease spreads through a corn field is a precise measurement of the speed of blight.