title: Linear regression.
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, School of Dental Medicine/Medical Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; private practice, Corfu, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018865:Dental Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D013997:Time Factors