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Logistic regression is a technique similar to multiple regression with the new feature that the predicted response is a probability.

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Heiberger, R.M., Holland, B. (2015). Logistic Regression. In: Statistical Analysis and Data Display. Springer Texts in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2122-5_17

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