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Marsh, L. (2004). Spline regression. In M. S. Lewis-BeckA. Bryman & T. F. Liao (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods (Vol. 3, pp. 1059-1059). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n946

Marsh, Lawrence C. "Spline Regression." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, edited by Michael S. Lewis-BeckAlan Bryman and Tim F. Liao, 1059. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n946.

Marsh, L 2004, 'Spline regression', in Lewis-Beck, MS, Bryman, A & Liao, TF (eds), The sage encyclopedia of social science research methods, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 1059, viewed 10 July 2017, doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n946.

Marsh, Lawrence C. "Spline Regression." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. Eds. Michael S. Lewis-BeckAlan Bryman and Tim F. Liao. Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. 1059. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 10 Jul. 2017.

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  • Spline regressions are regression line segments that are joined together at special join points known as spline knots. By definition, there are no abrupt breaks in a splined line. However, at their knots, splines may suddenly change direction (i.e., slope), or, ...

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