Derivation of the Ordinary Least Squares Estimator

First, the total sum of squares (SST) is defined as the total variation in y around its mean. This definition is very similar to that of a variance. SST is defined as (19) . Notice, this formula is the same, as the formula for a variance except the variation is not divided by the degrees of freedom. We will return to this point later in the ... ................
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