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Deming regression

Deming regression noun: an errors-in-variables model that tries to find the line of best fit for a two-dimensional data set, differing from the simple linear regression in that it accounts for errors in observations on both the x and the y axis.

Noun

Deming regression (countable and uncountable, plural Deming regressions)

  1. An errors-in-variables model that tries to find the line of best fit for a two-dimensional data set, differing from the simple linear regression in that it accounts for errors in observations on both the x and the y axis.

Forms of Deming regression

pluralDeming regressions

Origin of Deming regression

Named after W. Edwards Deming.

Questions about Deming regression

What does Deming regression mean?
Deming regression means an errors-in-variables model that tries to find the line of best fit for a two-dimensional data set, differing from the simple linear regression in that it accounts for errors in observations on both the x and the y axis.
What part of speech is Deming regression?
Deming regression is a noun.
What is the plural of Deming regression?
The plural of Deming regression is Deming regressions.

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