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Regression is a general statistical method to fit a straight line or other model to data. The objective is to find a model for predicting the dependent variable (response) given one or more independent (predictor) variables.
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Linear Regression Model Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression Model Prediction Interval Data Frame
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