| NOUN | cognition | regression equation, regression of y on x | the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y) |
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| Meaning | The equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y. | |
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| Synonym | regression of y on x | |
| Category | statistics | A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters |
| Part of | regression analysis | The use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another |
| Broader | equation | A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal |
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