Hypernym

noun

any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution

Part_meronym

linear regression 1

noun

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

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

regression coefficient 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Part_holonym

linear regression 1

noun

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

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters