statistical regression

Definitions of statistical regression
  1. noun
    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)
    synonyms: regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression
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    types:
    linear regression, rectilinear regression
    the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
    curvilinear regression
    the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
    type of:
    statistical method, statistical procedure
    a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
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