regression coefficient

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noun

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
• Topics:
statistics
• Hypernyms:
parametric statistic
• Part Holonyms:
linear regression, rectilinear regression