English noun: regression of y on x | |||
| 1. | regression of y on x (cognition) the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y | ||
| Synonyms | regression equation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | equation | ||
| Part meronym | regression analysis | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||