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rectilinear regression vs statistical regression

statistical regression vs rectilinear regression

rectilinear regression and statistical regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rectilinear regression Yes No No No
statistical regression Yes No No No
As nouns, statistical regression is a hypernym of rectilinear regression; that is, statistical regression is a word with a broader meaning than rectilinear regression:
  • rectilinear regression: the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
  • 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)
Other hypernyms of rectilinear regression include regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression.
rectilinear regression (noun) statistical regression (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)
Difference between rectilinear regression and statistical regression

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