Abstract
In previous statnotes, the application of correlation and regression methods to the analysis of two variables (X,Y) was described. These methods can be used to determine whether there is a linear relationship between the two variables, whether the relationship is positive or negative, to test the degree of significance of the linear relationship, and to obtain an equation relating Y to X. This Statnote extends the methods of linear correlation and regression to situations where there are two or more X variables, i.e., 'multiple linear regression’.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 40-43 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 12 |
Specialist publication | Microbiologist |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- correlation
- regression
- linear relationship
- variables
- linear correlation
- linear regression
- multiple linear regression