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Regression Analysis in Political Science Research Using the R Program
 
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Instytut Nauk Politycznych, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
 
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Wydział Nauk Społecznych, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
 
 
Publication date: 2020-05-28
 
 
Studia Politologiczne 2020;55
 
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The aim of the article is to present the basic functionalities of the R program for the creation of regression models describing political phenomena. A database of voter turnout during the 2014 U.S. Congress elections categorised according to voters’ age was used for the analyses. The statistical procedures (linear and second-degree polynomial models) applied were discussed in detail, with paths to their respective commands being provided. The article is addressed primarily to postgraduate students in political science and related disciplines, as well as to researchers who have never used the R program before.
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