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Linear Regression Fitter (java, written by Gemini Code Assist)

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Written by a coding agent; not on GitHubWritten 2026-03-02

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Gemini Code Assist wrote this java project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

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TASK: Linear Regression Fitter

Write a program that fits linear regression models to datasets, supporting simple and multiple regression, model evaluation metrics, residual analysis, and prediction on new data.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept a CSV data file as a command-line argument with the target variable specified via --target flag
- Support simple linear regression (one predictor) and multiple linear regression (multiple predictors) selected via --features flag (comma-separated column names; default: all non-target columns)
- Compute regression coefficients (intercept and slopes) using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method via the normal equation or gradient descent (selectable via --method flag)
- Report model evaluation metrics: R-squared, adjusted R-squared, mean squared error (MSE), root mean squared error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and F-statistic
- Report coefficient details: estimated value, standard error, t-statistic, and p-value for each coefficient
- Perform residual analysis: compute residuals, check for normality (Shapiro-Wilk or similar test), and detect heteroscedasticity
- Support making predictions on new data via --predict flag (path to a CSV file with predictor values)
- Support data normalization/standardization via --normalize flag
- Support train/test split via --split flag (percentage for training, e.g., --split 80 for 80% train)
- Print a comprehensive model summary to console similar to statistical software output
- Save model coefficients and metrics as JSON with --output flag (default: regression_model.json)
- If no input is given, generate a sample dataset with 200 points containing a known linear relationship with noise, fit the model, display coefficients, metrics, residual analysis, and make predictions on 5 new data points
- Handle errors: multicollinearity detection (warn if condition number is high), missing values in data, non-numeric columns, and singular design matrix

Create a complete Java project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only JDK 17+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- pom.xml with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.regression</groupId>
    <artifactId>linear-regression</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <properties>
        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-math3</artifactId>
            <version>3.6.1</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.1</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>shade</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <transformers>
                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                                    <mainClass>com.regression.RegressionApp</mainClass>
                                </transformer>
                            </transformers>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>
README.md
# Linear Regression Fitter (Java)

A tool for fitting OLS multiple linear regression models using Apache Commons Math.

## Setup Instructions

1. Ensure JDK 17+ and Maven are installed.
2. Build the project:
   ```bash
   mvn clean package
   ```

## Run Commands

- **Run demonstration**:
  ```bash
  java -jar target/linear-regression-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
  ```
src/main/java/com/regression/RegressionApp.java
package com.regression;

import org.apache.commons.math3.stat.regression.OLSMultipleLinearRegression;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class RegressionApp {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("--- Linear Regression Fitter (Java) ---");
        
        // Sample data
        double[] y = {5, 7, 9, 11, 13};
        double[][] x = {
            {1, 2},
            {2, 3},
            {3, 4},
            {4, 5},
            {5, 6}
        };

        OLSMultipleLinearRegression regression = new OLSMultipleLinearRegression();
        regression.newSampleData(y, x);

        double[] beta = regression.estimateRegressionParameters();
        double rSquared = regression.calculateRSquared();

        System.out.println("Coefficients (Intercept + Slopes):");
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(beta));
        System.out.println("R-Squared: " + rSquared);
    }
}