Linear Regression

As described by each words Linear (arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line) Regression (measure of the relation between variables). Linear Regression attempts to model the relationship between two variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data. One variable is considered to be an explanatory variable, or features, and the other is considered to be a dependent variable, or target. In the field of machine learning Linear Regression is a considered a supervised learning task. A Linear Regression line has an equation of the form Y mX C, where X is the explanatory variable or feature variable and Y is the dependent variable or a target variable.