Logistic regression: a nontechnical review.
Medical rehabilitation researchers are increasingly interested in investigating complex, multivariate problems. Logistic regression analysis is a statistical tool that may be useful in exploring the relationship between multiple explanatory factors and a categorical outcome. The purpose of this article is to describe logistic regression analysis in nontechnical terms.
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Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1143, USA.
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