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Sometimes it is desired to build a mathematical or functional relationship between two or more related variables. In addition, it may be of interest to measure the strength of relationship between these variables. The latter topic is referred to as correlation analysis while the former which is used to examine and draw inferences about the functional relationship existing among these variables is called regression analysis.
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Lawal, B. (2014). Regression Analysis. In: Applied Statistical Methods in Agriculture, Health and Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05555-8_7
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