title: Outside of Statistics, the Word "Regress" Means Going Backward. So Why Is Regression Such a Valued Statistical Tool?
abstract: Regression models are commonly used in spine research today, and they can be used to explain or predict an outcome. A regression model can indicate the relative impact of each variable on the expected outcome, so when the model has been developed, it can be used to predict the outcome for a hypothetical patient.
authors.affiliation: Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maltenfort
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013223:Statistics as Topic