word
regression analysis
rih-GRESH-un ah-NAL-ih-sis
rɪˈɡrɛʃən əˈnælɪsɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
regressionanalysis
Dictionary meaning
a set of statistical methods for estimating the relationships between a dependent outcome variable and one or more independent predictor variables; linear regression models a straight-line relationship, logistic regression predicts the probability of a categorical outcome, and polynomial and non-linear variants accommodate more complex relationships; foundational to econometrics, epidemiology, machine learning, and social science research for prediction and causal inference
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