porsche_radish
porsche_radish t1_j1e7lqs wrote
Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in [OC] Yeah Science! Scientific Output vs. National Wealth by whatweshouldcallyou
This looks like too many degrees of freedom.
How much better does this perform over linear?
porsche_radish t1_j1dxqxn wrote
Why polynomial trend lines?
porsche_radish t1_j1eksq5 wrote
Reply to comment by whatweshouldcallyou in [OC] Yeah Science! Scientific Output vs. National Wealth by whatweshouldcallyou
I meant vanilla linear regression. GAM are beyond overkill here.
These lines imply really bizarre relationships (the blue line dipping near france, the red line flattening out right below 5) that aren’t in these data.