We've been working hard on a more intuitive regression interface:

. Plain-English description of results

. Inline data transformations (e.g., taking a log)

. Automatic diagnostic charts and distribution visualizations

. Automatic alerts to common issues (e.g., funky residual plot)

. Plain-english guides to regression [1] and interpreting residuals [2]

. M-estimation instead of OLS

This is of course a work in progress, so we'd love to get feedback on this. Particularly if you see something in the docs you don't agree with.

[1] http://docs.statwing.com/user-friendly-guide-to-regression/

[2] http://docs.statwing.com/interpreting-residual-plots-to-impr...

(Logistic regression is also in the works, we'll probably do a "Show HN" for that later, so please hold comments on it)

Interesting choice by linking to a deliberately flawed regression model as an example, which allows the utility of the diagnostics to show.