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A regression equation is an equation for predicting the most probable value of one variable from the known value of another. Regression equations are used, for instance, to predict such different things as college success, a life insurance agent’s average weekly commissions, or even marital happiness from the score on an appropriate objective test.
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Kurtz, A.K., Mayo, S.T. (1979). Regression Equations. In: Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6129-2_9
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