Linear regression is a fundamental statistical method used to model and understand the relationship between different variables. At its heart, it aims to find the best-fitting straight line that ...

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Linear regression is a powerful and long-established statistical tool that is commonly used across applied sciences, economics and many other fields. Linear regression considers the relationship ...