Problems of correlations between explanatory variables in multiple regression analyses in the dental literature

British Dental Journal

Volumn 199, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 457-461

  Tu, Y K ^a   Kellett, M ^a   Clerehugh, V ^a   Gilthorpe, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744438037     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812743     Document Type: Review

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