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using this code ...
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I am planning a study and am not sure which statistical test I should use. In this study, I have multiple independent variables. Some of these variables are categorical, while others are numerical. I ...
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I need to run multiple regression with 2 IVs and 1 DV and include a control variables. The control variable is "Type of House" and has 4 categories: 1=bungalow, 2=apartment, 3=penthouse and 4=...
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Based on the answer here: Significance of categorical predictor in logistic regression I tried adding a "-1" to my model to fit it without an intercept, and see the correlations directly. It looks ...
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In SPSS, when performing binary logistic regression using multiple categorical predictors, a significance level is detailed for the variable overall in addition to each category. This strikes me as ...
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Does ANOVA work with percentages, like Conversion Rate?

I'm trying to figure out if I can perform ANOVA on conversion rate. Would this work? Editing for more information: The question we are trying to solve is for our AB Testing program. Oftentimes we ...