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157 CHAPTER 5 AMultiple Regression General ConsiderationsMultiple Regression Analysis , a term first used by Karl Pearson (1908), is an extremely useful extension of simple linear Regression in that we use several quantitative (metric) or dichotomous variables in combination rather than just one such variable to predict or explain the value of a quantitatively mea-sured criterion (outcome/dependent) variable. Most researchers believe that using more than one predictor or potentially explanatory variable can paint a more complete picture of how the world works than is permitted by simple linear Regression because behavioral scientists generally believe that behav-ior, attitudes, feelings, and so forth are determined by Multiple variables rather than just one.

158 PART II: BAsIc And AdvAnced RegRessIon AnAlysIs 5A.2 Statistical Regression Methods The regression procedures that we cover in this chapter are known as statistical regression methods.The most popular of these statistical methods include the standard, forward, backward, and stepwise meth- ods, although others (not covered here), such as the Mallows Cp method …

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