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Control by grouping | A form of statistical control in which observations identical or similar to the control variable are grouped together |
Dummy variable | A hypothetical index that has just 2 values: o for the presence (or absence) of a factor and 1 for its absence (presence) |
Interaction | The strength and direction of a relationship depend on an additional variable or variables |
Linear probability model | Regression model in which a dichotomous variable is treated as the dependent variable |
Logistic regression | A nonlinear regression model that relates a set of explanatory variables to a dichotomous dependent variable |
Logistic regression coefficient | A multiple regression coefficient based on the logistic model |
Multiple repression analysis | A technique for measuring the mathematical relationships between more than one independent variable and a dependent variable while controlling for all other independent variables in the equation |
Multiple regression coefficient | A number that tells how much Y will change for a one unit change in a particular independent variable, if all other variables in the model have been held constant |
Partial regression coefficient | A number that indicates how much a dependent variable would change if an independent variable changed one unit and all other variables in the equation or model were held constant |
Regression constant | Value of the dependent variable when all the values of the independent variables in the equation equal zerio |