Non-linear predictor outcome associations
Frederick K. Ho, Tim Cole
Abstract
### Key messages > Ignoring non-linear association can lead to erroneous inference. Frederick Ho and Tim Cole consider methods to overcome this problem in practice. Statistical models, such as linear regression, help to uncover the association between a predictor (eg, a prognostic factor or a
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InferenceOutcome (game theory)Linear regressionAssociation (psychology)Statistical inferenceLinear modelKey (lock)RegressionCausal inferenceEconometricsComputer scienceStatisticsPsychologyMathematicsArtificial intelligenceComputer securityPsychotherapistMathematical economicsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockStatistical Methods and InferenceAdvanced Statistical Methods and Models