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. 2018 Apr 17;15(4):780. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040780

Table 4.

Transformation of the nonlinear regression and linear regression.

Types Nonlinear Function Do Transformation Linear Function
Hyperbolic function Y=a+b1x x'=1x Y'=a+bx'
Power function Y=axb Y=lnY  x=lnx  A=lna Y'=A+bx'
Exponential function Y=aebx
or
Y=aebx
Y=lnY, A=lna
or
Y=lnY, x=1x , A=lna
Y'=A+bx'
or
Y'=A+bx'
Logarithmic function Y=a+blnx x'=lnx Y'=a+bx'
S curve type Y=1a+bex Y=1Y,  x=ex Y'=a+bx'
Parabolic type Y=a+bx+cx2 x1=x,x2=x2 Y=a+bx1+cx2