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The French social theorist Jean-François Lyotard described contemporary culture in this way: "One listens to reggae, watches a Western, eats McDonald's food for lunch and local cuisine for dinner, wears Paris perfume in Tokyo and 'retro' clothes in Hong Kong." He was writing about postmodernism, but what concept can help explain this mixture of activities?


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Estimated Regression Equation

An equation derived from regression analysis that estimates the relationship between variables.

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or determine the dependent variable in an experiment or study.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure that determines the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that can be predicted from the independent variable(s).

Quadratic Model

A statistical or mathematical model in which the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable is represented by a second-degree polynomial or parabolic function.

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