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Linear Regression (Legacy)

To analyse it in BioStat Prime user must follow the steps as given.

Steps

Load the dataset -> Click on the Model Fitting tab in main menu -> Select Regression -> This leads to analysis techniques, choose Linear, Basics(Legacy) -> There will appear a dialog -> Select the model name, dependent variables and independent variable in the dialog -> Check the radio buttons to display a plot in the output -> Finally execute the plot and visualise the output in output window.

Linear Regression (Legacy)
Linear Regression Legacy plot

Arguments

depVar

Name of the dependent variable. If we have a dataset cars, with a variable mpg that we want to predict mpg (dependent variable is mpg) enter mpg

indepVars

Names of the dependent variable. If we have a dataset cars, with dependent variable horsepower, enginesize, enter horsepower+enginesize. Categorical variables are automatically dummy coded.

dataset

Name of the dataframe. When you open data frames or datasets e.g. csv, Excel files, SAS files in BioStat Prime, they are named Dataset1, Dataset2, Dataset3 so enter Dataset1

Last modified: 31 July 2025