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rectilinear regression

DEFINITIONS OF: rectilinear regression

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n the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b

Synonyms:
linear regression
Type of:
regression, regression toward the mean, simple 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)
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