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- the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x); regression; simple regression; statistical regression
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- Troubles multiplied toward the end of his reign.
- However, his form improved toward the end of the season.
- He...was to play a number toward the end of the program.
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- Wesley's attitude toward Dryden deserves a moment's pause.
- There is dispute about Wilson's attitude toward the movie.
- The regime's attitude toward Lutherans was generally benign.
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- The Islamic attitudes toward celibacy have been complex as well.
- Different cultures have different attitudes toward biscuit dunking.
- Before the test, he measured each student’s attitudes toward cheating.
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- It is directed toward those 'assholes' responsible."
- Exports were mostly directed toward the North American market.
- It's not directed toward any religious group or race of people.
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- It was an important step toward citizenship for the freedmen.
- Ørsted's discovery also represented a major step toward a unified concept of energy.
- From Elstead his posting to dismal Borden Camp was a next step toward active combat.
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- It is mainly geared toward newly initiated members.
- No property was confiscated, as the Wildlife Act was geared toward a different purpose.
- Local financial support for the ARB is geared toward the families of its incarcerated members.
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- On the 15th, she got underway back toward the Marianas.
- On Thursdays and Fridays demand decreases back toward the Saturday low.
- Coleman and Brown took their car and headed back toward Evanston, Illinois.
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- GAP was part of a larger move toward professionalization of the field.
- In Methodism, the "new birth is necessary for salvation because it marks the move toward holiness.
- By that time, the hurricane had turned sharply to the east, and later began to move toward the south.
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- The low moved toward Hawaii and drew deep tropical moisture from the south.
- For much of its duration, the storm moved toward the northwest, gradually intensifying.
- That fall, forces under Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside moved toward the Cumberland Gap.
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- A second black dot was moving toward the first one.
- After 1950, people started moving toward outside the redline.
- In 2011, SUSD was "moving toward making Algebra I available to all eighth-graders".
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- We are still working toward better service on the Milton GO line."
- Between 1985 and 1987, Aung San Suu Kyi was working toward an M.Phil.
- A standard programmable thermostat would simply start working toward 21° at 7:00 AM.
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- However, he turned his own work toward classicism, illustrating the patriotic and moral virtues.
- Blanke made a study of Eugen Wüster's work toward common international terminology and international standardization.
- Gregg attended the University of Alberta to work toward a medical degree, and playing hockey was a secondary priority.
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- She remained off Okinawa until sailing north toward Japan on 14 August 1945.
- Foster's men began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge.
- The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) plans to extend MD 201 north toward Laurel.
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- Since World War II, there has been a trend toward abolishing the death penalty.
- Since World War II there has been a trend toward abolishing capital punishment.
- This is why there has been a long term trend toward higher frequency oscillators in clocks.
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- It is oriented facing south toward Kendall Street.
- Once across, they headed south toward the Gauls.
- The Krupá then goes south toward the town of Staré Město.
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- US-36 heads west toward Agra and east toward Athol.
- The highway then turns further to the east toward Ahoskie.
- The PAVN then proceeded east toward the provincial seat of Kon Tum.
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- Dynastic schools were oriented toward examination preparation.
- Not all ´raego songs were oriented toward courtship activities.
- He said: "The Austrian way must be oriented toward Berlin and not toward Athens."
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- Would it regard U.S. policy toward Afghanistan any less critically?
- The White House responded to the shift in policy toward the US as welcome.
- Elizabeth's first policy toward Scotland was to oppose the French presence there.
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- However, progress toward military modernization went slowly.
- In the 40 years since independence, the CAR has made slow progress toward economic development.
- MTA’s teachings, in relevant part, reflect Mormonism’s tenets regarding bodily and spiritual progress toward theosis.
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- Starting in the late 1980s, Alexander's work turned toward cultural sociology.
- Squadron Leader D. Parry and Flight Lieutenant W. Blessing turned toward them.
- Later, the company turned toward compact disc technology to release its games.
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- US-36 heads west toward Agra and east toward Athol.
- west toward downtown Lynchburg.
- I-664 is used to access US 13, US 58, and US 460, which all head west toward Suffolk.
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- The Plains tribes had a tendency toward matriarchal society.
- With a tendency toward matriarchy, female had a higher status in the clan system.
- Gay men showed a tendency toward more feminine self-concepts than heterosexual men.
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- On January 20 while near peak intensity, Dina slowed its movement further and moved more toward the west.
- The three records have been a projection more toward the pop-rock form – this one more than the other two."
- McNear could be effective in such authoritative roles, but he gravitated more toward character roles, often comic.
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- The two routes turn northeast toward Rockport, where they enter Wood County and turn north toward Parkersburg.
- VT 17 continues east from Addison, crossing over the Otter Creek and intersecting VT 23 near Weybridge prior to curving to the northeast toward Waltham.
- SR 24 (Old Courthouse Road) splits northeast toward Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and US 60; SR 131 heads southwest toward the center of town in the opposite direction.
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- For her second foray, "U-516" headed toward South Africa.
- In September 1217, King Ferdinand left Burgos and headed toward Palencia.
- For her second foray, "U-541" headed toward the eastern seaboard of North America.
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- With the shift toward NTAE, there has also been an increase in field labor for women.
- By July, the summer project's focus began to shift toward preparations for the convention.
- He emphasized that polls showed a significant shift toward voter support of same-sex marriage.
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- Erzhu therefore started heading toward Luoyang.
- Sixteen days later he was recaptured on a train heading toward Warsaw.
- Maney Bhanjyang is the base camp for trekkers heading toward Sandakphu and Phalut.
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- At about 15:15 the Marines managed to make their way toward the MACV Compound.
- The children make their way toward the Emerald City along the yellow brick road.
- 62nd Division remained in the front line, pushing its way toward the fortress of Maubeuge.
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- It marks Ginsberg's movement toward a more complete spontaneous style of expression.
- Pawns of appropriated armies do not change their direction of movement toward promotion.
- This would begin a movement toward opportunities for women to have successful solo careers.
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- It marks Ginsberg's movement toward a more complete spontaneous style of expression.
- The merits of this move toward a more standardized rule book, however, are debated in amateur hockey circles.
- The paper, known for its conservatism, under Suburg's influence moved politically toward a more radical position.
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- The density of stars increases toward the center in most galaxies.
- Eggs are typically oviposited on leaves toward the center of the host plant.
- The perianth is very strongly curved toward the center of the flower head, in long.
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- They were then asked to rate their feelings toward the neutral image.
- In no place could we discover any but the friendliest feelings toward him.
- Her crush on the hare captain remained, and she made her feelings toward him quite obvious.
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- This was one of the first steps toward ethnic cleansing in Poland.
- With 'New Captain,' the show has taken big steps toward doing so yet again."
- Córdova led the initial steps toward establishing the UC Riverside School of Medicine.
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- Some reforms toward more equal marketplace have been made in 2007-2008.
- Gay men showed a tendency toward more feminine self-concepts than heterosexual men.
- In many cases, "worst television series ever" lists are slanted toward more contemporary shows, in recent memory.
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- Frustrated by his inability to have his own children with Annabelle, Erich directs his hostility toward Christie.
- He also denounced what he deemed to be the transitional government's hostility toward the goals of the revolution.
- One standard dictionary definition is "hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group."
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- It was the first step toward unifying a collection of disparate themes into an integrated brand.
- Like other French university groups, this group is a first step toward a merger of the relevant universities.
- Rohit invites Ravi to sing at the inauguration of a temple - and this is Ravi's first step toward stardom and fame.
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- Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2018–19 Grand Prix Final.
- That peninsula points toward Asia Minor, to which Cyprus belongs geologically.
- Ironically, this observation points toward one of the major weaknesses of her poetry.
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- By the 1930s Taussig had also changed his attitude toward women.
- In March 2018, Ko remarked that customs deemed discriminatory toward women should be phased out.
- Finally, scholars have discussed the attitudes toward women in Confucian texts such as Analects.
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- By then, news came of the Romanian advance toward Sofia and its imminent fall.
- Near it lay a wadi crater stretching west and allowing a convenient advance toward the farmstead from the north.
- At 01:30, Regimental Commander, Colonel Frederick A. Daugherty, ordered Clark to advance toward the hill and retake the hill.
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- During the same period, efforts toward saving the historical heritage of the Narrows increased.
- An attempt was made to show that Blaine's efforts toward mediation between Chile and Peru were from interested motives.
- All of California's indigenous languages are endangered, although there are now efforts toward language revitalization.
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- Khmelnytsky advanced toward Lviv and Zamość.
- In 259 BC they advanced toward Thermae on the north coast.
- A few of them advanced toward the outpost to provide cover.
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- The children’s behavior toward each other changed markedly.
- Both stations use directional antennas to reduce their signals toward each other.
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- While being led out of the station, Ángela moves toward the tracks to see the man's remains.
- The camera slowly moves toward the jack-o'-lantern's left eye as the main title theme plays.
- NAFTA continues the FTA's moves toward reducing trade barriers and establishing agreed-upon trade rules.
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- In 2011, he pledged an additional $5 million toward the effort.
- Ratner, Ph.B.,’35, J.D.,’37, contributed $15 million toward the $51 million cost.
- 349 donors contributed more than $3.2 million toward the total cost of the project.
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- They worked toward legislation for improved working conditions and urban housing.
- For 20 painful months Croly and his wife worked toward his recovery, but it was too much to overcome.
- Euren restored the band’s pre-war numbers and worked toward expanding its persona beyond its military role.
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- More and more, the purpose of posters shifted toward political and decorative uses.
- Over two decades, the focus of the school gradually shifted toward post-secondary programs.
- In 1957 the launch activities were shifted toward Cuxhaven, since the available area became too small.
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- The children’s behavior toward each other changed markedly.
- Both stations use directional antennas to reduce their signals toward each other.
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- Only bases attained from hits count toward this total.
- The prize money does not count toward Order of Merit earnings.
- Players must hit the established point in order for it to count toward the fire bet.
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- Then, it heads southwest, passing through Camak, and heads toward Warrenton.
- The highway becomes a two–lane road again as it heads toward the New York boundary.
- As they are sailing, Godzilla surfaces and heads toward the newly hatched Mothra larva.
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- NC 42 also turns toward the east to run through the heart of Duncan.
- It has a long oval shape, spreading to north and south, and leaning slightly toward the east.
- The first recorded El Niño that originated in the central Pacific and moved toward the east was in 1986.
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- Every song they wrote was written with an eye toward giving it "deep hidden meaning" or D.H.M.
- The show was one of two pilots that TNT ordered with an eye toward a new programming block it is prepping, TNT Mystery, along with "Deep Mad Dark".
- In February 1967, with an eye toward producing films and finding a way to invest his clients' money, Klein attempted to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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- They kiss and then turn toward the falls.
- They now turn toward the Gillikin Country to look for Planetty, the Silver Princess.
- At the top of the exit ramp, turn toward the mountains and continue for one half mile.
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- $1.1 billion of that would go toward purchasing 63 new train sets.
- This project will go toward feeding vulnerable adults and children in different hospitals and providing them with essential medicines.
- The charity Candle Night Bar, whose proceeds go toward the non-profit organization Mudef, raised funds of 441,401 yen for the two shows combined.