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NOUN (1)

1. 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;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

regression coefficient
    n 1: 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