Ordinary linear regression (OLR) assumes that response variables are continuous. Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) provide an extension to OLR since response variables can be continuous or discrete ...

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This paper presents an attempt to explicate some common features of several superficially diverse techniques of data analysis and to indicate how the logic of a single abstract model is relevant to ...

Generally speaking, there are two types of outcomes (i.e. response) in statistical analysis: continuous and categorical responses. Linear Models (LM) are one of the most commonly used statistical ...