Section: Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure
Explanation:
In the most basic sense, regression refers to prediction of a numeric target.
Linear regression attempts to establish a linear relationship between one or more independent variables and a numeric outcome, or dependent variable.
You use this module to define a linear regression method, and then train a model using a labeled dataset. The trained model can then be used to make predictions.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/studio-module-reference/linear-regression

Natural language processing (NLP) is used for tasks such as sentiment analysis, topic detection, language detection, key phrase extraction, and document categorization.
Sentiment Analysis is the process of determining whether a piece of writing is positive, negative or neutral.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/natural-language-processing