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Definition of Regression analysis
1. Noun. The use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another.
Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Multivariate Analysis
Terms within: Regression, Regression Toward The Mean, Simple Regression, Statistical Regression, Regression Equation, Regression Of Y On X, Regression Curve, Regression Line
Generic synonyms: Multivariate Analysis
Terms within: Regression, Regression Toward The Mean, Simple Regression, Statistical Regression, Regression Equation, Regression Of Y On X, Regression Curve, Regression Line
Medical Definition of Regression analysis
1. Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see linear models) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and least-squares analysis is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see logistic models) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and likelihood functions are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Regression Analysis
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