Multiple Linear Regression (MLR)

Author

A. J. Smit

Published

2026/04/06

Material Required for This Chapter

Type	Name	Link
Theory	The Biostatistics Book	Chapter 5
Slides	None
Data	The seaweed data	💾 `Seaweed data ZIP`

Tasks to Complete in This Chapter

Task G 1–5 — this is also the start of the Final Assessment.

When embarking in Task G, please refer to some musings in the chapter about Model Building.

The theory about multiple linear regression can be found in Chapter 5.

For this chapter, you will use the data analysed by Smit et al. (2017), which you will have to read alongside Deep Dive into Gradients for the data description. Also refer to chapter Seaweeds in Two Oceans: Beta-Diversity (Appendices).

References

Smit AJ, Bolton JJ, Anderson RJ (2017) Seaweeds in two oceans: Beta-diversity. Frontiers in Marine Science 4:404.

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Citation

BibTeX citation:

@online{smit2026,
  author = {Smit, A. J. and J. Smit, A.},
  title = {Multiple {Linear} {Regression} {(MLR)}},
  date = {2026-04-06},
  url = {https://tangledbank.netlify.app/BCB743/multiple_regression.html},
  langid = {en}
}

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Smit AJ, J. Smit A (2026) Multiple Linear Regression (MLR). https://tangledbank.netlify.app/BCB743/multiple_regression.html.