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Linear regression is the most basic and commonly used predictive analysis. Regression estimates are used to describe data and to explain the relationship between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.
Simple linear regression is a statistical method that allows us to summarize and study relationships between two continuous (quantitative) variables: 1  One variable, denoted x, is regarded as the predictor, explanatory, or independent variable. 2  The other variable, denoted y, is regarded as the response, outcome, or dependent variable.