Polynomial Regression Calculator

Polynomial Regression models the relationship between the input variables with an nth-degree polynomial model. This means it can fit non linear relationships between the input variables.

Polynomial regression is another name for quadratic regression.

The polynomial regression fit below shows the fit between miles per gallon fuel consumption and engine displacement in the mt cars data set.

The independent variable is plotted on the x axis and the dependent variable is plotted on the y axis.

Polynomial regression is a type of linear regression analysis and is sometimes called quadratic regression. Cubic regression is a special case of polynomial regression where a cubic function is fit.

The linear regression calculator only fits a straight line to input data. The exponential regression calculator models the relationship between the input data as an exponential function

Polynomial regression is a useful tool when the relationship between the input data can be modeled accurately with a polynomial function. If the relationship can be better modeled with a straight line, then the linear regression calculator would be a more useful tool.

If it looks like there is an exponential relationship between the input data then the exponential regression calculator is a better tool to use.

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When To Use Polynomial Regression

Polynomial regression is a useful tool when the relationship between the input data can be modeled accurately with a polynomial function. If the relationship can be better modeled with a straight line, then the linear regression calculator would be a more useful tool. If it looks like there is an exponential relationship between the input data then the exponential regression calculator is a better tool to use.