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statistical regression vs rectilinear regression

rectilinear regression vs statistical regression

statistical regression and rectilinear regression both are nouns.

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

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