How To Install python3-statsmodels on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-statsmodels on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-statsmodels is Python3 module for the estimation of statistical models

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-statsmodels on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-statsmodels

python3-statsmodels is:

statsmodels Python3 module provides classes and functions for the estimation of several categories of statistical models. These currently include linear regression models, OLS, GLS, WLS and GLS with AR(p) errors, generalized linear models for six distribution families and M-estimators for robust linear models. An extensive list of result statistics are available for each estimation problem.

There are three methods to install python3-statsmodels on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-statsmodels Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-statsmodels using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-statsmodels

Install python3-statsmodels Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-statsmodels using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-statsmodels

Install python3-statsmodels Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-statsmodels using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-statsmodels

How To Uninstall python3-statsmodels on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-statsmodels package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-statsmodels

Uninstall python3-statsmodels And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-statsmodels and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-statsmodels

Remove python3-statsmodels Configurations and Data

To remove python3-statsmodels configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-statsmodels

Remove python3-statsmodels configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-statsmodels configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-statsmodels

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-statsmodels package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.