Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Linear regression is a type of data analysis that considers the linear relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. It is ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Many of Pew Research Center’s survey analyses show relationships between two ...

Understanding one of the most important types of data analysis. by Amy Gallo You probably know by now that whenever possible you should be making data-driven decisions at work. But do you know how to ...

Successful investing requires the ability to distinguish long-term trends from the short-term noise that moves stock prices on a minute-to-minute basis. One way to tune out the random oscillations and ...

Business forecasting is essential for the survival for companies of all sizes. The building block used by forecasters is historical data or the past performance of the business to predict future ...

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This paper derives a stochastic linear equation from factor analysis called factor analysis regression which is suggested as an alternative to classical least squares regression whenever least squares ...

Regression analysis refers to a method of mathematically sorting out which variables may have an impact. The importance of regression analysis for a small business is that it helps determine which ...