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statistical regression vs linear regression

linear regression vs statistical regression

statistical regression and linear regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
statistical regression Yes No No No
linear regression Yes No No No
As nouns, linear regression is a hyponym of statistical regression; that is, linear regression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than statistical regression:
  • 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)
  • linear regression: the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
Other hyponyms of statistical regression include rectilinear regression, curvilinear regression.
statistical regression (noun) linear regression (noun)
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) the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
Difference between statistical regression and linear regression

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