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INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS
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DOUGLAS C. MONTGOMERY
Arizona State University
School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
Tempe, AZ
ELIZABETH A. PECK
The Coca-Cola Company (retired)
Atlanta, GA
G. GEOFFREY VINING
Virginia Tech
Department of Statistics
Blacksburg, VA
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Names: Montgomery, Douglas C., author. | Peck, Elizabeth A., 1953– author. | Vining, G. Geoffrey, 1954– author.
Title: Introduction to linear regression analysis / Douglas C. Montgomery, Elizabeth A. Peck, G. Geoffrey Vining.
Description: Fifth edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2020] | Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020034055 (print) | LCCN 2020034056 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119578727 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119578741 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119578758 (epub)
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