ordinary least squares

Summary

ordinary least squares is a least squares method^[1]. It draws 613 Wikipedia views per month (least_squares_method category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• ordinary least squares is credited with the discovery of Carl Friedrich Gauss^[3].
• ordinary least squares is credited with the discovery of Adrien-Marie Legendre^[4].
• ordinary least squares's instance of is recorded as least squares method^[5].
• ordinary least squares's instance of is recorded as statistical method^[6].
• ordinary least squares's part of is recorded as statistics^[7].
• ordinary least squares's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06wcdb6^[8].
• ordinary least squares's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00892554n^[9].
• ordinary least squares's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 99656134^[10].
• ordinary least squares's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C99656134^[11].
• ordinary least squares's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 486131^[12].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Carl Friedrich Gauss^[3], a mathematician^[13], 1777–1855^[14], of Confederation of the Rhine^[15], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[16], specialised in number theory^[17] and Adrien-Marie Legendre^[4], a mathematician^[18], 1752–1833^[19], of France^[20], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[21], specialised in number theory^[22].

Why It Matters

ordinary least squares draws 613 Wikipedia views per month (least_squares_method category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]