The equation that describes how the dependent variable (y) is related to the independent variable (x) is called

The equation that describes how the dependent variable (y) is related to the independent variable (x) is called the regression model. This equation is a result from the statistical modeling called the regression analysis. It is a method used to estimate relationships of a response variable and predictor variables being measured. The simplest type of regression is the linear regression where the relation ship between the independent variable x and the dependent variable y is being predicted. These equations can be used to predict values that are beyond the measuring values of the experiment. Also, these are used to describe the behavior of the variables.