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Regression Analysis

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Linear regression; Multiple regression

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Regression analysis is a statistical tool used to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. Specifically, regression analysis describes how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when any one of the independent variables increases or decreases, while holding the other independent variables constant. For example, regression analysis has been utilized to demonstrate that sensory processing dysfunction significantly influences externalizing behavior among preschool-aged children with autism (Tseng, Fu, Lu, & Shieh, 2011).

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Linear Regression

Multiple Regression

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  1. Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA

    Timothy Soto

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Soto, T. (2013). Regression Analysis. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_251

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