MeSH definition : A principle of estimation in which the estimates of a set of parameters in a statistical
model are those quantities minimizing the sum of squared differences between the observed
values of a dependent variable and the values predicted by the model.;
MeSH synonym : analyses, least-squares; least squares; least-squares analyses; analysis, least-squares; analysis, least squares; least squares analysis;
A principle of estimation in which the estimates of a set of parameters in a statistical
model are those quantities minimizing the sum of squared differences between the observed
values of a dependent variable and the values predicted by the model.