 further to read about machine learning [methods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_machine_learning#Machine_learning_methods) section and get a handle on topics covered in this workshop.   

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# What is regression? 

Regression analysis is a technique to infer the relationship between a `\(y\)` outcome variable and `\(x\)` predictor variable(s) and how much `\(y\)` changes when `\(x\)` is altered. 

This algorithm ["regresses"](https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/207425/why-do-we-say-the-ou