From the University of Vermont (B.E.S.), College of Medicine (Burlington), and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (C.D.F.), Winston-Salem, NC. From the University of Vermont (B.E.S.), College of ...

Discover how the ceteris paribus assumption isolates variables to clarify economic causation, simplifying complex ...

In the first case, there is a strong upward-sloping relationship between X and Y; in the second case, no apparent relationship; in the third case, a strong downward-sloping relationship. Note the ...

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Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ...

Marketing research professionals often use inferential or descriptive statistics to guide major marketing decisions. There are a number of statistical tests that explore the relationship between the ...

Now in jeopardy, the U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major research funder for several universities. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) As the Trump administration slashes the ...