Case Study 3—An Introduction to Regression Analysis and Its Application to the Measurement of Economic Damages
Summary
The way to measure economic damages is to do so in the terms of a stream of lost profits and also the value of business before its destruction. This chapter explains with the help of a case study how regression analysis techniques are used to measure the lost profits of the business due to a damaging event. Regression analysis is where all the methods are attempted to fit a model observed data with a view to quantify the relationships between two groups of variables. It aids in improving the statistical valuation of a business. The case study covers only Bivariate regression analysis but the provided tools are applicable to other forms of regression analysis as well as for use in direct market method.