<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> We are studying the economic phenomenon of the unemployment in Maramures County of Romania. To obtain plausible conclusions regarding this study we apply different types of regression: the linear regression, polynomial regression, spline and B-spline regression. In this paper we focus on the numerical side of the research and we compare the predicted values, the graphic representation of the evolution, the future predictions and the errors generated by the regressions mentioned above. The calculations are performed in R, a programming language for statistical computing. An implementation in R is given.</p></abstract>

We are studying the economic phenomenon of the unemployment in Maramures County of Romania. To obtain plausible conclusions regarding this study we apply different types of regression: the linear regression, polynomial regression, spline and B-spline regression. In this paper we focus on the numerical side of the research and we compare the predicted values, the graphic representation of the evolution, the future predictions and the errors generated by the regressions mentioned above. The calculations are performed in R, a programming language for statistical computing. An implementation in R is given.

Comparative Study on Different Types of Regression Applied to Unemployment in Maramures County of Romania

”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad

”Gheorghe Sincai” National College Baia Mare

Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series

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We are studying the economic phenomenon of the unemployment in Maramures County of Romania. To obtain plausible conclusions regarding this study we apply...

Comparative Study on Different Types of Regression Applied to Unemployment in Maramures County of Romania

Published Online: Aug 10, 2016

Page range: 44 - 61

Received: May 01, 2016

Accepted: Jul 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sues-2016-0014

Keywords
linear regression, splines regression, B-spline regression, R language, the evolution of the unemployment in Maramures

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Comparative Study on Different Types of Regression Applied to Unemployment in Maramures County of Romania

Published Online: Aug 10, 2016

Page range: 44 - 61

Received: May 01, 2016

Accepted: Jul 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sues-2016-0014

Keywordslinear regression, splines regression, B-spline regression, R language, the evolution of the unemployment in Maramures

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
linear regression, splines regression, B-spline regression, R language, the evolution of the unemployment in Maramures