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Pro Machine Learning Algorithms: A Hands-On Approach to Implementing Algorithms in Python and R
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Pro Machine Learning Algorithms: A Hands-On Approach to Implementing Algorithms in Python and R

by V Kishore Ayyadevara
June 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
379 pages
7h 33m
English
Apress
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© V Kishore Ayyadevara 2018
V Kishore AyyadevaraPro Machine Learning Algorithms https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3564-5_2

2. Linear Regression

V Kishore Ayyadevara1 
(1)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
 
In order to understand linear regression, let’s parse it:
  • Linear: Arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line, as in “linear movement.”

  • Regression: A technique for determining the statistical relationship between two or more variables where a change in one variable is caused by a change in another variable.

Combining those, we can define linear regression as a relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable impacts another variable to increase or decrease proportionately (that is, linearly).

In this chapter, ...
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