Which statement best describes the concept of regression?

Options

  • A. It learns a relationship between input variables and a continuous output variable
  • B. It always produces only categorical output
  • C. It works without any training examples
  • D. It is used only for dimensionality reduction
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

A. It learns a relationship between input variables and a continuous output variable

Detailed Explanation

In regression, the target variable is generally continuous or numerical. The model attempts to learn a relationship between one or more input features and the target value so that it can estimate the output for new observations.