curvilinear regression
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curvilinear regression
[′kər·və′lin·ē·ər ri′gresh·ən] (statistics)
Regression study of jointly distributed random variables where the function measuring their statistical dependence is analyzed in terms of curvilinear coordinates. Also known as nonlinear regression.
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