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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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