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Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression is a multivariate data analysis technique that relates multiple response variables to explanatory variables by identifying underlying factors that best model the relationships between the variables. It can efficiently handle datasets with many highly correlated variables and noise. PLS regression is more flexible than other multivariate methods and can be used when there are fewer observations than predictor variables or as an exploratory tool to select predictors and identify outliers before linear regression.

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Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression is a multivariate data analysis technique that relates multiple response variables to explanatory variables by identifying underlying factors that best model the relationships between the variables. It can efficiently handle datasets with many highly correlated variables and noise. PLS regression is more flexible than other multivariate methods and can be used when there are fewer observations than predictor variables or as an exploratory tool to select predictors and identify outliers before linear regression.

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PLS Basics Summary


Summary
Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression
• is a multivariate data analysis technique which can be used to relate several response (Y)
variables to several explanatory (X) variables.
• aims to identify the underlying factors, or linear combination of the X variables, which best
model the Y dependent variables.
• can deal efficiently with data sets where there are very many variables that are highly
correlated and involving substantial random noise.

Ordinary Least Square regression

Principal Component Regression


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Partial Least Squares regression


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When to use partial least squares regression?


• partial least squares regression is probably the least restrictive of the various multivariate
extensions of the multiple linear regression model. This flexibility allows it to be used in
situations where the use of traditional multivariate methods is severely limited, such as when
there are fewer observations than predictor variables.
• partial least squares regression can be used as an exploratory analysis tool to select suitable
predictor variables and to identify outliers before classical linear regression.

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