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1Regression dilution — is a statistical phenomenon also known as attenuation . Consider fitting a straight line for the relationship of an outcome variable y to a predictor variable x, and estimating the gradient (slope) of the line. Statistical variability,… …
2regression — regression, regression analysis A term used originally to describe the fact that if, for example, parents and children s weights are measured, the children s weights tend to be closer to the average than are those of their parents: unusually… …
3Regression — A statistical measure that attempts to determine the strength of the relationship between one dependent variable (usually denoted by Y) and a series of other changing variables (known as independent variables). The two basic types of regression… …
4Regression model validation — In statistics, model validation is possibly the most important step in the model building sequence. It is also one of the most overlooked.[citation needed] Often the validation of a model seems to consist of nothing more than quoting the R2… …
5regression analysis — noun the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑multivariate analysis • Part Meronyms: ↑regression, ↑simple regression, ↑ …
6Regression toward the mean — In statistics, regression toward the mean (also known as regression to the mean) is the phenomenon that if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on a second measurement, and a fact that may… …
7Regression analysis — In statistics, regression analysis is a collective name for techniques for the modeling and analysis of numerical data consisting of values of a dependent variable (response variable) and of one or more independent variables (explanatory… …
8Regression discontinuity design — In statistics, econometrics, epidemiology and related disciplines, a regression discontinuity design (RDD) is a design that elicits the causal effects of interventions by exploiting a given exogenous threshold determining assignment to treatment …
9Regression analysis — A statistical technique that can be used to estimate relationships between variables. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * regression analysis regression analysis ➔ analysis * * * regression analysis UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► a… …
10regression analysis — A statistical technique that can be used to estimate relationships between variables. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * regression analysis regression analysis ➔ analysis * * * regression analysis UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► a method in… …
