The
stimulus-response model describes a
statistical unit as making a quantitative response to a quantitative stimulus administered by the researcher. The object of this kind of research is to establish a mathematical function that describes the relation.
- Response = function(Stimulus)
The most common form assumed for such functions is linear, thus we expect to see a relationship like
- Response = alpha + beta * Stimulus
Statistical theory for
linear models has been well developed for more than fifty years and a standard form of analysis called
linear regression has been developed.
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