回归分析（regression analysis)是确定两种或两种以上变量间相互依赖的定量关系的一种统计分析方法。运用十分广泛，回归分析按照涉及的变量的多少，分为一元回归和多元回归分析；按照因变量的多少，可分为简单回归分析和多重回归分析；按照自变量和因变量之间的关系类型，可分为线性回归分析和非线性回归分析。如果在回归分析中，只包括一个自变量和一个因变量，且二者的关系可用一条直线近似表示，这种回归分析称为一元线性回归分析。如果回归分析中包括两个或两个以上的自变量，且自变量之间存在线性相关，则称为多重线性回归分析。(Regression analysis is a statistical analysis method to determine the quantitative relationship between two or more variables. The regression analysis is divided into a single regression and multiple regression analysis according to the number of variables involved. According to the number of dependent variables, it can be divided into simple regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. According to the relationship between independent variable and dependent variable, it can be divided into linear regression analysis and nonlinear regression analysis.)