In polynomial regression, the values of a dependent variable (also called a response variable) are described or predicted in terms of polynomial terms involving one or more independent or explanatory ...

sciences. As a result of this widespread interest in identifying non-monotonic relationships in data and the well-known problems with standard parametric approaches based on quadratic regression ...

Global environmental change (GEC) is affecting species interactions and causing a rapid decline in biodiversity. In this study, I present a new Ecosystem Disruption Index to quantify the impacts of ...

This paper concerns regression methodology for assessing relationships between multidimensional response variables and covariates that are correlated within a network. To address analytical challenges ...