The text considers Simple Linear Regression and ask what is it doing? how good is it? how accurate is it? and how can we use it to create estimates? The book considers all this and looks at how you can exploit this transformability and use the capability of Simple Linear Regression.

Learning is an empirical phenomenon whereby people or organisations undergo a level of efficiency improvement with recurring tasks. Alan Jones pragmatic guide to this important element within estimating introduces two key learning curve models: Wright and Crawford and explains where, how and when to apply them.