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# Linear models

```{epigraph}
> "As always in life, people want a simple answer; ... and it’s always wrong."

-- Susan Greenfield
```

In this chapter we will discuss models $\modeloutput$ that are linear in their parameters $\pars$. Although linear models are simple, they are sometimes useful for analyzing real-world data.