this analysis concerned with the study of the dependence of one variable(the dependent variable Y ), on one or more other variables( explanatory variable X ), with a view to estimating or predicting the ( population ) mean or average value of the former in terms of the known or fixed values of the latter.
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Meaning of REGRESSION ANALYSIS in English
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and real estate English glossary. Английский глоссарий по ГИС(Географическая информационная система) и недвижимости Sean Woo's Finance. 2012