Regression Coefficient — definition

1. regression coefficient (Noun)

1 definition

regression coefficient (Noun) — (statistics) when the regression line is linear (y = axe + 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 line.

1 type of
parametric statistic
2 parts of
linear regression rectilinear regression