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R-squared

The coefficient of determination, denoted R², measures the proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained by the independent variables in a regression model. Introduced by Karl Pearson in the late 19th century, R² is one of the most widely used metrics for assessing how well a model fits observed data.

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Coefficient of Determination
Taxonomic method record · mcdm / model-evaluation
  • Pearson, K. (1896). Mathematical contributions to the theory of evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 187, 253-318. · URL
  • Pearson, K. (1901). On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 2(11), 559-572. · DOI 10.1080/14786440109462720
  • Fisher, R. A. (1922). On the mathematical foundations of theoretical statistics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 222, 309-368. · DOI 10.1098/rsta.1922.0009
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Taxonomic bucketAdjusted R-squaredmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyAkaike Information Criterionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyBayesian Information Criterionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyMean Absolute Errormachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyRoot Mean Squared Errormachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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