linear regression vs regression toward the mean

regression toward the mean vs linear regression

linear regression and regression toward the mean both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linear regression	Yes	No	No	No
regression toward the mean	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, regression toward the mean is a hypernym of linear regression; that is, regression toward the mean is a word with a broader meaning than linear regression:

linear regression: the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
regression toward the mean: 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)

Other hypernyms of linear regression include regression, simple regression, statistical regression.

linear regression (noun)	regression toward the mean (noun)
the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b	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)

linear regression vs regression toward the mean

linear regression and regression toward the mean both are nouns.

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