Difference between revisions of "Regression analysis"

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Regression is a method in statistics for fitting a curve through a set of points as closely as possible.
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'''Regression''' is a method in statistics for fitting a curve through a set of points as closely as possible.
  
 
The most popular type of regression is [[linear regression]], which uses a straight line as the curve.
 
The most popular type of regression is [[linear regression]], which uses a straight line as the curve.
  
 
[[Category:Mathematics]]
 
[[Category:Mathematics]]

Revision as of 11:36, June 16, 2007

Regression is a method in statistics for fitting a curve through a set of points as closely as possible.

The most popular type of regression is linear regression, which uses a straight line as the curve.