2.1.4. Multivariate linear regression
In Section 2.1.2 it was stated that multiple linear regression is the generalization of the simple linear regression technique. Similarly, the multivariate linear regression technique, or multivariate multiple linear regression technique, can be seen as a generalization of the multiple linear regression technique. The multivariate linear regression analysis attempts to interpret possible linear relationships among multiple response variables and multiple predictor variables. Eq. (4) can be rewritten as Eq. (9) to illustrate that two or more response variables are being analyzed