10.1: Categorical Predictors & Interaction Terms
Upcoming deadlines
- Statistics Reflection 10/6 11:59 PM
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, students should be able to:
interpret categorical terms in an MLR model
interpret interaction terms in an MLR model
determine when interaction terms are useful
Class prep
Watch these two videos:
Slides: Categorical predictors, Interaction terms
Optional/supplementary textbook reading: ISLR section 3.3 up to “Nonlinear Relationships”