In the regression analysis of clustered data it is important to allow for the possibility of distinct between- and within-cluster exposure effects on the outcome measure, represented, respectively, by ...
The standard linear regression model does not apply when the effect of one explanatory variable on the dependent variable depends on the value of another explanatory variable. In this case, the ...
Polynomials are commonly used in linear regression models to capture nonlinearities in explanatory variables. It is less common, however, that polynomials are used to shift the regression coefficients ...