In the equation of a linear regression model:

y = mx + b

what does the slope (m) represent?

Question

In the equation of a linear regression model: 
 
 y = mx + b 
 
what does the  slope (m)  represent?

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The strength of correlation between variables.

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The predicted value when the independent variable is zero.

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The average of all predicted values.

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The rate at which the dependent variable changes for each unit increase in the independent variable.

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