TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Regression A1 - Portney, Leslie G. PY - 2020 T2 - Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4e AB - Correlation statistics are useful for describing the relative strength of a relationship between variables. However, when a researcher wants to predict an outcome or to explain the nature of that relationship, a regression procedure is used. These functions are crucial to effective clinical decision making, helping to explain empirical clinical observations and providing information that can be used to set realistic goals for our patients. They also have important implications for prognosis, efficiency, and quality of patient care, especially in situations where resources are limited. SN - PB - F. A. Davis Company CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187150529 ER -