regression : Idioms & Phrases

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curvilinear regression

  • noun the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
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Edge of regression

  • (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along which a surface turns back upon itself; called also a cuspidal edge.
Webster 1913

linear regression

  • noun the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
    linear regression.
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multiple regression

  • noun a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
    multiple correlation.
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rectilinear regression

  • noun the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
    linear regression.
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regression analysis

  • noun the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
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regression coefficient

  • noun when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression line
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regression curve

  • noun a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line
    regression curve.
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regression equation

  • noun the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y
    regression equation.
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regression line

  • noun a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line
    regression curve.
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regression of y on x

  • noun the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y
    regression equation.
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Regression point

  • (Geom.), a cusp.
Webster 1913

regression toward the mean

  • 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)
    simple regression; regression; regression toward the mean.
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simple regression

  • 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)
    simple regression; regression; regression toward the mean.
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statistical regression

  • 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)
    simple regression; regression; regression toward the mean.
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