What makes a behavior rational? Linear models take in information and use that information to decide what action to take to meet a goal. When you are fitting a

What makes a behavior rational? Linear models take in information and use that information to decide what action to take to meet a goal. When you are fitting a best line, I suppose that could be rational, or it isn’t, it depends on the usage. I find it hard to justify calling one thing “intelligent” and the other thing not.