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Match each regression term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Slope b
    Right
    Change in y per unit of x
  2. Left
    Intercept a
    Right
    Value of y when x is zero
  3. Left
    Residual
    Right
    Observed y minus predicted y
  4. Left
    Least-squares
    Right
    The best fitting straight line
  5. Left
    Scatter plot
    Right
    Shows two variables together
Instructions
Tap a term on the left, then tap its meaning on the right.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 'Linear Regression and Correlation', sections 12.1-12.6_
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