1. A statistical model in which the relationship between variables is expressed as a linear combination of parameters, typically used to predict or explain the behavior of a dependent variable based on one or more independent variables
The researcher used a linear statistical model to analyze the relationship between temperature and crop yield.
O pesquisador utilizou um modelo estatístico linear para analisar a relação entre temperatura e produtividade agrícola.
2. A mathematical framework where the expected value of the response variable is a linear function of the predictor variables
In regression analysis, a linear statistical model assumes that Y = β₀ + β₁X + ε.
Na análise de regressão, um modelo estatístico linear assume que Y = β₀ + β₁X + ε.