# Intermediate Regression in R
This is a DataCamp course: Learn to perform linear and logistic regression with multiple explanatory variables.
## Course Details
- **Duration:** ~4h
- **Level:** Intermediate
- **Instructor:** Richie Cotton
- **Students:** ~19,440,000 learners
- **Subjects:** R, Probability & Statistics, Data Science and Analytics
- **Content brand:** DataCamp
- **Practice:** Hands-on practice included
- **Prerequisites:** Introduction to Regression in R
## Learning Outcomes
- R
- Probability & Statistics
- Data Science and Analytics
- Intermediate Regression in R
## Traditional Course Outline
1. Parallel Slopes - Extend your linear regression skills to "parallel slopes" regression, with one numeric and one categorical explanatory variable. This is the first step towards conquering multiple linear regression.
2. Interactions - Explore the effect of interactions between explanatory variables. Considering interactions allows for more realistic models that can have better predictive power. You'll also deal with Simpson's Paradox: a non-intuitive result that arises when you have multiple explanatory variables.
3. Multiple Linear Regression - See how modeling, and linear regression in particular, makes it easy to work with more than two explanatory variables. Once you've mastered fitting linear regression models, you'll get to implement your own linear regression algorithm.
4. Multiple Logistic Regression - Extend your logistic regression skills to multiple explanatory variables. Understand the logistic distribution, which underpins this form of regression. Finally, implement your own logistic regression algorithm.
## Resources and Related Learning
**Resources:** Taiwan real estate prices (dataset), eBay Palm Pilot auctions (dataset), Bank churn (dataset)
**Related tracks:** Associate Data Scientist in R, Machine Learning Scientist in R, Statistician in R, Statistics Fundamentals in R, Supervised Machine Learning in R
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Intermediate Regression in R
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Updated 11/2025RProbability & Statistics4 hr14 videos50 Exercises4,150 XP34,366Statement of Accomplishment
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Prerequisites
Introduction to Regression in R1
Parallel Slopes
Extend your linear regression skills to "parallel slopes" regression, with one numeric and one categorical explanatory variable. This is the first step towards conquering multiple linear regression.
2
Interactions
Explore the effect of interactions between explanatory variables. Considering interactions allows for more realistic models that can have better predictive power. You'll also deal with Simpson's Paradox: a non-intuitive result that arises when you have multiple explanatory variables.
3
Multiple Linear Regression
See how modeling, and linear regression in particular, makes it easy to work with more than two explanatory variables. Once you've mastered fitting linear regression models, you'll get to implement your own linear regression algorithm.
4
Multiple Logistic Regression
Extend your logistic regression skills to multiple explanatory variables. Understand the logistic distribution, which underpins this form of regression. Finally, implement your own logistic regression algorithm.
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FAQs
What does parallel slopes regression mean in this course?
Parallel slopes models combine one numeric and one categorical explanatory variable, producing regression lines with the same slope but different intercepts for each category.
What R packages will I use in this course?
You will use dplyr for data manipulation and ggplot2 for visualization, building on tidyverse skills from earlier prerequisite courses to explore regression models.
Does this course cover logistic regression with multiple variables?
Yes. The final chapter extends logistic regression to multiple explanatory variables, explains the logistic distribution, and guides you through implementing your own logistic regression algorithm.
What real-world datasets are used for practice?
You will explore Taiwan house prices and customer churn modeling data to build regression models with multiple explanatory variables and interaction terms.
What is Simpson's Paradox, and is it addressed here?
Simpson's Paradox is when a trend in grouped data reverses when the groups are combined. The interactions chapter explains how it arises and how multiple explanatory variables can reveal it.
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