Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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regression coefficient | Yes | No | No | No |
statistics | Yes | No | No | No |
regression coefficient (noun) | statistics (noun) |
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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 | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters |