linear regression

Definitions of linear regression
  1. noun
    the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
    synonyms: rectilinear regression
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    type of:
    regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression, statistical regression
    the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
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