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statistical regression

statistical regression

6.0
A method that finds how one value depends on others to predict that value
  • noun
  • /stəˈtɪstɪkəl rɪˈɡrɛʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regresión estadística
  • By applying statistical regression, the scientists were able to predict future trends in climate change based on past data.
  • statistical regression analysis

Examples

  • Furthermore, in the H200 Study, statistical regression analysis showed that square footage was the only statistically significant predictor.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The Gurin Report attempts to use a statistical regression analysis to determine whether campus racial diversity affects educational quality.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The size of the statistical regression effect can be large when the test-retest reliability of a measure is low.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Thus, statistical regression could account for the 6% difference in the girls' and boys' knowledge change scores rather than the difference being attributable to a different level of response to the OPTIONS program.

    Academic text (2004)

  • This finding emerged both from a visual analysis of the correlations among the psychological constructs reported in Table 3 and from a formal statistical regression analysis.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Researchers used statistical regression to analyze the impact of study habits on student performance.

  • The report concluded that statistical regression demonstrated a clear relationship between income levels and education attainment.

Synonyms

regression
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
14 7.2

A way of using data to find how one number predicts another

is presented with emphasis on using one or more predictors rather than one
statistical analysis
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
14 4.4

To look at numbers to find patterns and understand what they mean

is the focused prediction technique within that wider data examination process
regression analysis
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
3 6.6

A way that uses past data to find how one thing depends on others and predict it

is the same method but named with the key's exact phrasing
statistical method
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
3 3.5

A way of using numbers to find and show information from data

is a particular type of that procedure focused on variable relationships and prediction
linear regression
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A way to use a straight line to show how one number changes with another

covers that linear case but also includes non linear modelling possibilities
multiple regression
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A way to find how several things affect one result

allows the same prediction but can also work with a single predictor
rectilinear regression
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
9.7

A way to predict one thing from another using a straight-line equation like y = ax + b

is the general analysis method, not limited to strictly linear equations
simple regression
vsstatistical regression
  • Specialized
6.1

A method that uses one number to predict another number

is broader, also covering predictions that use multiple input variables

How Complex

statistical regression
  • Specialized
6.0
multiple regression
  • Specialized
1 5.3
simple regression
  • Specialized
6.1
correlation
  • Specialized
50 4.9

Surface Forms

statistical regression singular
statistical regressions plural

Morphology

statistical + regression

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'statistical' simply specifies the type of 'regression', so the combined meaning (a regression used in statistics to estimate relationships) is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional, technical label follows normal English noun-modification patterns and has clear equivalents in other languages, making it transparent to learners who know both words.

Etymology

The term statistical regression comes from the idea of things 'moving back' toward the average. One popular story says an early scientist saw very tall parents often had children closer to the average height, so he called this a 'regression', and today statistical regression means a method to work out or predict how one thing changes when another changes.