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regression coefficient
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | regression coefficient - 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 linestatistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parametersparametric statistic - any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distributionlinear regression, rectilinear regression - the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b |
regression coefficient
regression coefficient[ri′gresh·ən ‚kō·ə‚fish·ənt] (statistics) The coefficient of the independent variables in a regression equation. MedicalSeeregressionregression coefficient
Regression coefficientTerm yielded by regression analysis that indicates the sensitivity of the dependent variable to a particular independent variable. See: Parameter.Regression CoefficientA mathematical measure of the effect that an independent variable has on a dependent variable. It may be used on any number of financial measures. For example, one may calculate the effect that earnings have on the share price.regression coefficient A mathematical measure of the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable. For example, a financial theorist might attempt to determine the effect of increased dividends on a stock's price by calculating the regression coefficient between the price of the stock and its dividends per share. In this instance, the stock price is the dependent variable and the dividend payment is the independent variable.regression coefficient
Related to regression coefficient: correlation coefficientWords related to regression coefficientnoun 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)Related Words- statistics
- parametric statistic
- linear regression
- rectilinear regression
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