You are to perform a simple linear regression using the dependent variable Y and the independent variable X (Y = a + bX). Suppose that cov(X,Y)=10, var(X)= 5, and that the mean of X is 1 and the mean of Y is 2. What are the values for the regression parameters a and b?
Newton-Raphson iteration is used to find a solution of x5 - x3 + x = 1. If xn = 2, what is xn+1?