Simply collecting data is not enough. You can fill spreadsheets with data, but it's useless if you can't act on it. Regression is one of the most powerful statistical tools for finding relationships ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Many of Pew Research Center’s survey analyses show relationships between two ...

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When you perform regression analysis in Microsoft Excel, you are engaging in a statistical process that helps you understand the relationship between variables. This technique is particularly useful ...