In: Statistics and Probability
Answer;
Regression is primarily used to build models/equations to predict a key response, Y, from a set of predictor (X) variables. Correlation is fundamentally utilized to quickly and concisely summarize the direction and strength of the relationships between a set of two or more nuemeric variables.
The main difference between correlation and regression is that in correlation, you sample both estimation factors randomly from a population, while in regression you pick the estimations of the independent (X) variable.
Differences between correlation and regression:
Correlation:
Regression: