| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,784,934,735 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
least squares |
Also found in: Wikipedia | 0.04 sec. |
|
least squares a method of regression analysis. The line on a graph that best summarizes the relationship between two variables is the one that ensures that there is the least value of the sum of the squares of the deviation between the fitted curve and each of the original data points. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
We generally assume that least-squares analysis is sufficient and indeed it is often so. A linear least-squares analysis of these data yields the equation y = 0. Multivariate ordinary least-squares analysis adjusted for age, sex, race, marital status, and education revealed that obese respondents were significantly more likely to report poorer self-rated health compared with their nonobese counterparts (P [less than or equal to] 0. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|