Linear Regression and Probable Distribution Lab Report Introduction 1One of the most important tools in a scientist’s repertoire is the linear regression.

Linear Regression and Probable Distribution Lab Report Introduction 1One of the most important tools in a scientist’s repertoire is the linear regression. This is the technique by which a linear line is found to best describe a set of data that we assume should follow a linear trend. In trying to find a trend that describes a data set, we say that the we are fitting the data with a trend. If the assumption that the data being linear is valid, the result of the linear regression process produces the best fit. Introduction 2One of the most famous and important distributions in all of statistical analysis is the Gaussian distribution, also known as the normal distribution, or the colloquial bell curve. This distribution typically occurs if several measurements, that represent the same value, are made. The more measurements that are made, the more the data should reflect the ‘bell’.