regression of y on x

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1.regression of y on x - 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 yregression equationstatistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parametersregression analysis - the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of anotherequation - a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

Related to regression of y on x: regression line, Regression model

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noun the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y)

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regression equation

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regression analysis
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