9. Mistakes to avoid
9.1 Don't think that R2 alone can validate a model
The coefficient of determination R 2 is not sufficient to validate a model. Indeed, while it shows that your regression line models your study fairly well, it doesn't show whether your regression passes through the origin (although this is a situation that can be physically expected), and it isn't powerful enough to detect the presence of outliers, or even an outlier level.
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P.H. Cornillon, E.M. Lober, Regression – Theory and application , Ed Springer
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