regression coefficient(n = noun.cognition) - when the regression line is linear (y = ax + 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;
is a kind of parametric statistic
is a part of linear regression, rectilinear regression

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