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In this chapter, nonlinear transformations are introduced, which expand multiple linear regression options to include situations in which marginal responses are either increasing or decreasing, rather than being constant. We explore Tukey’s Ladder of Powers to identify particular ways to rescale variables to produce valid models with superior fit.
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Fraser, C. (2012). Nonlinear Multiple Regression Models. In: Business Statistics for Competitive Advantage with Excel 2010. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9857-6_11
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