English noun: rectilinear regression | |||
| 1. | rectilinear regression (cognition) the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b | ||
| Synonyms | linear regression | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression, statistical regression | ||
| Part holonym | regression coefficient | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||