Data sets

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A regression line

Let's continue with the goatathalon data from the last lesson.

Say you have a new goat, Billy. His running time is 90. Can we predict what his swimming time will be?

Prediction is a big thing in business analytics. Predicting sales for a new product, sales in a new region, labor costs over time... many applications.

What if you want to analyze some of the data?

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Often it helps to see what data looks like. Python has a bunch o' plotting libraries.

The goal

Say you have some times for the goathalon. Here's part of it.