Using the Exploratory Regression tool

The Exploratory Regression tool can be used to evaluate combinations of exploratory variables for OLS models that best explain the dependent variable. This data-mining tool does a lot of work for you in finding variables that are well suited. This tool can save you a lot of time. The results of this tool are written to the progress dialog, the Result window, and an optional report file. In this section, you will use the Exploratory Regression tool to analyze the variables attached to the Denver_Census_Tracts layer used in the OLS section of the course to identify combinations of variables that may be appropriate for a model of burglary incidents.

Running the Exploratory Regression tool

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