regression analysis

re·gres·sion a·nal·y·sis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-gresh-uh n uh-nal-uh-sis]
- /rɪˈgrɛʃ ən əˈnæl ə sɪs/
- /rɪˈɡres əˈnæləsɪs/

Definition of regression analysis words

noun regression analysis Statistics. a procedure for determining a relationship between a dependent variable, as predicted success in college, and an independent variable, as a score on a scholastic aptitude test, for a given population. The relationship is expressed as an equation for a line (regres·sion·line) or curve (regres·sion·curve) in which any coefficient (regression coefficient) of the independent variable in the equation has been determined from a sample population. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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