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regression coefficient

DEFINITIONS OF: regression coefficient

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n 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

Type of:
parametric statistic
any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
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