seniorLinear Regression
What is gradient of MSE loss in Linear Regression?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
The gradient is proportional to Xᵀ(Xβ − y).
Deep explanation
For MSE = (1/n)||Xβ − y||², derivative w.r.t β gives gradient = (2/n)Xᵀ(Xβ − y). This direction shows how coefficients must change to reduce prediction error.
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