最さい小しょう自じ乗じょう法ほう

noun

least-squares method

A standard statistical technique for fitting a model to data by minimizing the sum of squared residuals.

• 回かい帰き分ぶん析せきでは最さい小しょう自じ乗じょう法ほうがよく使つかわれる。

  The least-squares method is often used in regression analysis.