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Regression Coefficient of Determination residual sum of squares Solver

Rearrange the regression coefficient of determination relationship and solve for residual sum of squares.

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Your inputCalculatedPassed forward in chains
residual sum of squares180
Reconstructed coefficient of determination0.8

Calculation steps

  1. Use a=b(1−c) with coefficient of determination=0.8 and total corrected sum of squares=900.
  2. residual sum of squares=179.99999999999997.
  3. Substitution into c=1−a/b reconstructs 0.8.

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Regression Coefficient of Determination: solve residual sum of squares: Rearrange the regression coefficient of determination relationship and solve for residual sum of squares.

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Imagine using Regression Coefficient of Determination: solve residual sum of squares to answer this question: rearrange the regression coefficient of determination relationship and solve for residual sum of squares? Enter coefficient of determination and total corrected sum of squares; the calculator shows residual sum of squares. For example: residual sum of squares=180 and total corrected sum of squares=900 produce coefficient of determination=0.8. The answer tells you residual sum of squares.

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Coefficient of determination is one minus residual sum of squares divided by total corrected sum of squares. This page isolates residual sum of squares and verifies it in the original relationship. The rule is a=b(1−c). Its input values are coefficient of determination, total corrected sum of squares, and the main result is residual sum of squares. For example: residual sum of squares=180 and total corrected sum of squares=900 produce coefficient of determination=0.8.

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This calculator evaluates the stated regression coefficient of determination: solve residual sum of squares relation over the valid real-number domain stated below. The implemented relation is a=b(1−c), evaluated from coefficient of determination, total corrected sum of squares to produce residual sum of squares. Coefficient of determination is one minus residual sum of squares divided by total corrected sum of squares. This page isolates residual sum of squares and verifies it in the original relationship. Models without an intercept or evaluated out of sample can produce values below zero.

Inputs and valid domain

  • coefficient of determination must be a finite real number.
  • total corrected sum of squares must be a finite real number.

Important boundary: Models without an intercept or evaluated out of sample can produce values below zero.

The formula

a=b(1−c)

How the calculator works through it

It substitutes coefficient of determination, total corrected sum of squares into the formula and exposes every numerical step above. The main output is residual sum of squares, accompanied by Reconstructed coefficient of determination.

Read the result correctly

The residual sum of squares is the direct answer to “rearrange the regression coefficient of determination relationship and solve for residual sum of squares.” Read it with the units shown beside the inputs; a sign, angle, percentage or rate changes what the number means.

A worked check

residual sum of squares=180 and total corrected sum of squares=900 produce coefficient of determination=0.8.

Where this model stops being reliable

Models without an intercept or evaluated out of sample can produce values below zero.

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Hard requirements

  • Reading formulas and substituting values

    Regression Coefficient of Determination: solve residual sum of squares uses a=b(1−c). You need to recognise what each side represents before substituting the stated inputs or rearranging the relationship.

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These are direct reference implementations of the calculator's principal relationship and first output. They run locally and include a small known-answer check where the language supports it.

Algorithm

  1. Read coefficient of determination, total corrected sum of squares.
  2. Evaluate the principal relationship: a=b(1−c).
  3. Return residual sum of squares and check the domain conditions described above.
Python
            from math import *

def regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(c, b) -> float:
    return (b * (1.0 - c))

assert abs(regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(0.8, 900) - 179.99999999999997) < 1e-6 * max(1.0, abs(179.99999999999997))
          
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C
            #include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>

double regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(double c, double b) {
    return (b * (1.0 - c));
}

int main(void) {
    const double expected = 179.99999999999997;
    const double actual = regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(0.8, 900);
    assert(fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * fmax(1.0, fabs(expected)));
}
          
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C++
            #include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <numbers>

double regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(double c, double b) {
    return (b * (1.0 - c));
}

int main() {
    constexpr double expected = 179.99999999999997;
    const double actual = regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(0.8, 900);
    assert(std::fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * std::fmax(1.0, std::fabs(expected)));
}
          
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Linux x86-64 assembly

x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · Linux · SSE2 with libm where required

            ; double regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(double c, double b)
; Linux x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · first eight doubles in xmm0–xmm7
global regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a
section .text

regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a:
    push rbp
    mov rbp, rsp
    sub rsp, 48
    movsd [rbp-8], xmm0
    movsd [rbp-16], xmm1
    mov rax, 0x3ff0000000000000
    movq xmm0, rax
    movsd [rbp-40], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-40]
    subsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
    movsd [rbp-32], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-16]
    mulsd xmm0, [rbp-32]
    movsd [rbp-24], xmm0
    movsd xmm0, [rbp-24]
    leave
    ret
          
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MATLAB
            function result = regression_coefficient_determination_solve_a(c, b)
    result = (b * (1.0 - c));
end
          
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Wolfram Language
            ClearAll[mwCalculate];
mwCalculate[c_, b_] := (b * (1.0 - c));
          
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  year = {2026},
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  note = {Published July 21, 2026; accessed August 31, 2026}
}

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Rearrange the regression coefficient of determination relationship and solve for residual sum of squares.

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The calculator applies a=b(1−c). Coefficient of determination is one minus residual sum of squares divided by total corrected sum of squares. This page isolates residual sum of squares and verifies it in the original relationship.

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