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Noun: regression of y on x
  1. (statistics) 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
    - regression equation

Derived forms: regressions of y on x

Type of: equation

Part of: regression analysis

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