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Techniques for analyzing the relationship between one (or more) "dependent" variables and "independent" variables.

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How do I model monthly count data (the number of lumbar fusion surgeries)?

If I use Poisson regression, then do I have to test for normality? Or can I just ignore the distribution of the data. A step by step procedure is requested as I am new to this field. … Since, I have count data I am using Poisson Regression to model number of surgeries. But Poisson regression has some strong assumptions. Another possible method is Negative Binomial Regression. …
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When to use non-parametric regression?

I am using PROC GLM in SAS to fit a regression equation of the following form $$ Y = b_0 + b_1X_1 + b_2X_2 + b_3X_3 + b_4t $$ The QQ plot of the resulting redsiduals indicate deviation from normality … But I do not have much knowledge in non-parametric regression. I do not know when to choose non-parametric regression over parametric regression. Can someone help me with this? …
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