From Beta to Meaning

Practice-oriented articles on interpreting regression models and making defensible analytical decisions.

This repository contains the source for the Quarto book "From Beta to Meaning: A Guide to Interpreting Regression Analysis" by André Walter.

Status

This is a living collection. New articles will be added over time.

The current set of chapters is intentionally selective and not an exhaustive map of statistics or regression topics.

What you will find

• Concept-first explanations focused on interpretation and research decisions
• Worked examples with simulated data
• R code snippets that illustrate ideas
• A rendered website output in docs/

Repository structure

• _quarto.yml: Book configuration and chapter order
• index.qmd: Landing page and framing of the collection
• chapters/: Article source files (.qmd)
• styles.css: Custom styling
• docs/: Rendered site output

Build and preview locally

Prerequisite: Quarto installed.

quarto preview

Render the full site:

quarto render

By configuration, the rendered output is written to docs/.

Notes

• All datasets in the chapters are simulated for learning purposes.
• Code is educational and should be adapted and validated for production use.