linear regression
noun
: the process of finding a straight line (as by least squares) that best approximates a set of points on a graph
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This was combined with a linear regression on the job growth values from 2005-2023 to find a gradient of the line of best fit (the overall trend.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
This example is meant to illustrate the heart of an important debate between frequentist (linear regression) and Bayesian (probabilistic) statistics: Is a large enough data set sufficient to predict a future outcome?
—Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In a paper published on the research repository arxiv.org, the Naver team looked at the performance of probabilistic time-series models that have become popular lately for sales forecasting tasks and compared them to a simpler machine learning model and to linear regression.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2020
This was done using linear regression.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
Melting rate and hardness of each hardened ice cream was measured and correlated with the structural attributes by using analysis of variance and multiple linear regression.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2011
Currently, the market standard has been to use linear regression to forecast trends.
—Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
As expected, for single SNP analysis (without binning by recombination rate), linear regression is very significant for FST between African Americans and either non-African population (P≪10−12).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2010
While one example achieved a 90 percent accuracy with a linear regression model, the person did not calculate precision, recall, or F1.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2022
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
This example is meant to illustrate the heart of an important debate between frequentist (linear regression) and Bayesian (probabilistic) statistics: Is a large enough data set sufficient to predict a future outcome?
—Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In a paper published on the research repository arxiv.org, the Naver team looked at the performance of probabilistic time-series models that have become popular lately for sales forecasting tasks and compared them to a simpler machine learning model and to linear regression.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2020
This was done using linear regression.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018
Melting rate and hardness of each hardened ice cream was measured and correlated with the structural attributes by using analysis of variance and multiple linear regression.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2011
Currently, the market standard has been to use linear regression to forecast trends.
—Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
As expected, for single SNP analysis (without binning by recombination rate), linear regression is very significant for FST between African Americans and either non-African population (P≪10−12).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2010
While one example achieved a 90 percent accuracy with a linear regression model, the person did not calculate precision, recall, or F1.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2022
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“Linear regression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linear%20regression. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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