SOLUTION: How to recognise that an equation is a regression equation is there any technique

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Question 1131511: How to recognise that an equation is a regression equation is there any technique

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Regression and correlation analysis procedures are used to study the relationships between variables.

Regression is used to predict the value of one+variable based on the value+of a different+variable.

Correlation is a measure of the strength of a relationship between variables. The variables are data which are measured and/or counted in an experiment.
Regression analysis+is used to understand, model, predict, and/or explain complex phenomena.
It helps you answer why questions like "Why are there places in the United States with test scores that are consistently above the national average?" or "Why are there areas of the city with such high rates of residential burglary?"
You might use regression analysis to explain childhood obesity, for example, using a set of related variables such as income, education, and accessibility to healthy food.
Typically, regression analysis helps you answer these why questions so that you can do something about them. If, for example, you discover that childhood obesity is lower in schools that serve fresh fruits and vegetables at lunch, you can use that information to guide policy and make decisions about school lunch programs. Likewise, knowing the variables that help explain high crime rates can allow you to make predictions about future crime so that prevention resources can be allocated more effectively.

so, always look for:
do you need to predict the value of one+variable based on the value+of a different+variable based on given data analysis+