REGRESSION COEFFICIENT

Pronunciation:		ri'greshun `kowu'fishunt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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

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	See Also:	linear regression, parametric statistic, rectilinear regression