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Thanks. helps a lot.

what is multiple-R^2 ? Thanks.

MFIN--- Wrote:
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> R squared is the coefficient of determination that
> shows the total variation (not to be confused with
> variance) in the dependent variable explained by
> the independent variables. I.e., RSS divided by
> SST
>
> The problem with this measure is that it keeps
> increasing everytime you add another explanatory
> variable, even if it is not adding value to the
> model. To account for this issue, R squared
> adjusted is calculated which just to be noted can
> actually be negative in certain cases.
>
> R squared in general is very important in seeing
> whether a model is capturing the variation in what
> you're trying to explain! High R squared is
> typical for a good model (but it isn't always very
> high, depending on what type of series you're
> dealing with)
>
> Hope this helped