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regression vs linear regression

linear regression vs regression

regression and linear regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regression Yes No No No
linear regression Yes No No No
As nouns, linear regression is a hyponym of regression; that is, linear regression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than regression:
  • 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)
  • linear regression: the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
Other hyponyms of regression include rectilinear regression, curvilinear regression.
regression (noun) linear regression (noun)
returning to a former state 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)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Difference between regression and linear regression

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