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Poisson regression  

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  • A Poisson regression is a regression model in which a dependent variable that consists of counts is modeled with a Poisson distribution. Countdependent variables, which can take on only nonnegative integer values, appear in many social science contexts. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Poisson Regression]

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