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The standard residuals that are calculated by the Analysis ToolPak regression feature are different between Excel 97 and Excel 95

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Symptoms

The standard residuals that are calculated by the Analysis ToolPak regression feature are different between the following versions of Microsoft Excel:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and later versions of Excel
  • Microsoft Excel 95 and earlier versions of Excel

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Cause

This issue occurs because Excel 97 and later versions of Excel standardize on a definition of variance that does not consider bias in the sample set.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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More information

In regression analysis, the residual is the difference between the value that is predicted by the regression formula and the actual value that is measured. The standardized residuals have been adjusted to make sure that they have a standard deviation of 1.

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Keywords: KB920190, kbexpertisebeginner, kbprb, kbaddin, kbtshoot

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Article Info
Article ID : 920190
Revision : 1
Created on : 6/8/2006
Published on : 6/8/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 257