fat

n. a mixture of lipids, mainly triglycerides, that is typically solid at room temperature. In mammals (including humans), it serves as the most concentrated store of food energy and is deposited primarily beneath the skin and around certain organs. In many animals, it also serves as a primary source of insulation. See adipose tissue; brown fat; fat metabolism.

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November 24th 2024

regression sum of squares

(symbol: SS_regression) a number indicating the amount of variance in a dependent variable that can be explained by the variance in one or more associated independent variables. It thus describes how well a particular model fits the observed data. For example, in linear regression it is used to calculate a coefficient of determination or a coefficient of multiple determination, and in analysis of variance it is used to determine the total sum of squares and calculate an F ratio. Compare error sum of squares.