coefficient of determination

noun

The proportion of the variation in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s), providing a measure of how well the observed outcomes are replicated by a model.

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nouncoefficient of determination (plural coefficients of determination)

plural coefficients of determination

  1. mathematicsThe proportion of the variation in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s), providing a measure of how well the observed outcomes are replicated by a model.
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