English noun: regression coefficient | |||
| 1. | regression coefficient (cognition) when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parametric statistic | ||
| Part meronym | linear regression, rectilinear regression | ||
| Domain category | statistics | ||