L'analyse de régression
Example: L'analyse de régression aide à comprendre les relations entre variables.
Definition
"L'analyse de régression" is a statistical method used to examine the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, helping to understand and predict how changes in the independent variables influence the dependent variable.
Etymology
The term "l'analyse de régression" originates from the French words "analyse," meaning analysis, and "régression," meaning a return or step back. The concept was introduced in statistics to describe how data points tend to 'regress' toward the mean, a term popularized by Francis Galton in the 19th century.
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"L'analyse de régression" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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