multiple regression
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈmʌltəpəl rɪˈɡrɛʃən/
- Specialized
:
regresión múltiple
- The researchers used multiple regression to determine how several factors influenced test scores.
- multiple regression analysis
- multiple regression results
- conduct multiple regression
Examples
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The relation between involvement and achievement, controlling for SES, was then examined using simultaneous multiple regression.
Academic text (2008) -
For further insight, a stepwise multiple regression with a critical value of 0.05 was performed.
Academic text (1991) -
The results of this multiple regression analysis are reported in Table 4.
Academic text (1990) -
The study research questions were answered using a series of multiple regressions and their effect sizes.
Academic text (2011) -
Therefore, study hours and skipping class were included in the multiple regression analysis.
Academic text (2008) -
Data were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis for each of the five racial groups.
Academic text (2008) -
The results of the multiple regression analysis for teachers' job-related stress are presented in Table 7.
Academic text (1990) -
Table 3 presents the results of a multiple regression of software maintenance person-hours on various independent variables.
Academic text (1992) -
Table 2 shows that the multiple regression models were significant (p < 0.01).
Academic text (2011) -
Data were analyzed using both descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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7.2
A way of using data to find how one number predicts another
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6.6
A way that uses past data to find how one thing depends on others and predict it
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3.9
A way to use a straight line to show how one number changes with another
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6.2
A way of using data with two or more variables to study how they relate
A way to predict one number using two or more other numbers
A method that finds how one value depends on others to predict that value
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
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5.3
- Specialized
- Specialized
50
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a straightforward composition of 'multiple' (more than one) and 'regression' (a statistical model estimating relationships), so the meaning 'a regression involving more than one independent variable' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a technical but fully compositional phrase rather than idiomatic, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Multiple regression combines multiple (many) and regression (a word meaning 'going back'). Picture many arrows from different causes all pointing to one result. The method measures how much each arrow moves the result, so multiple regression means 'to find how several things together affect one outcome'.