Define regression equation discuss its significance in enabling one to predict outcome scores.
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? A regression equation enables the prediction of one variable on the basis of the value of others.
? With the regression equation, we are able to predict, on the basis of the value of one variable, a person’s score on a second variable.
? In criminal justice, such prediction formulas would serve many needs in estimating future outcomes from known data. This is particularly the case with multiple correlation and regression techniques.
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