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Definition of Curvilinear regression
1. Noun. The relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order).
Generic synonyms: Regression, Regression Toward The Mean, Simple Regression, Statistical Regression
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curvilinear Regression
Literary usage of Curvilinear regression
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"With each type of erythrocyte preparation a curvilinear regression equation fitted
the data better than did the equation for a straight line, ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Linear and curvilinear regression and analysis of variance were applied to the
data (9), after converting percentage values of hatch to arcsin -\/% (9). ..."
3. Strengthening Policy Analysis: Econometric Tests Using Microcomputer Software by Lawrence James Haddad, Daniel Driscoll (1995)
"... Linear Splines This technique is useful for approximating a curvilinear
regression without specifying the mathematical form of the curvature. ..."
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