multiple regression
noun
: regression in which one variable is estimated by the use of more than one other variable
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More than 40% of organizations don't conduct multiple regression analyses, which take into account highly relevant factors beyond median or average pay, and many don’t allow enough time to carefully think through pay adjustment recommendations before implementing them.
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Robert Sheen, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The hypothesized relationships were tested in two large samples using multiple regression analyses.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2012
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that, for each reasoning variable, adolescents' personal theories accounted for the most variance in reasoning biases.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
An exact same issue crops up with multiple regression.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2011
The multiple regression analysis based on the number of students and outdoor coarse PM as independent variables showed that the main predictor of the indoor coarse PM concentrations is the number of students in the gym.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2011
So the researchers sought to control for other factors like gender, race, age, education, political leaning and even personal feelings about Clinton and Trump using multiple regression analysis.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
So the researchers sought to control for other factors like gender, race, age, education, political leaning, and even personal feelings about Clinton and Trump using multiple regression analysis.
—Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Robert Sheen, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The hypothesized relationships were tested in two large samples using multiple regression analyses.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2012
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that, for each reasoning variable, adolescents' personal theories accounted for the most variance in reasoning biases.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
An exact same issue crops up with multiple regression.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2011
The multiple regression analysis based on the number of students and outdoor coarse PM as independent variables showed that the main predictor of the indoor coarse PM concentrations is the number of students in the gym.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2011
So the researchers sought to control for other factors like gender, race, age, education, political leaning and even personal feelings about Clinton and Trump using multiple regression analysis.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
So the researchers sought to control for other factors like gender, race, age, education, political leaning, and even personal feelings about Clinton and Trump using multiple regression analysis.
—Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
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