The Polynomial Regression analysis fits a low-order polynomial regression function to bivariate data by using ordinary least squares. This is a global parametric fit, whereas the other SAS/IML Studio smoothers are modern local nonparametric smoothers.
You can run a Polynomial Regression analysis by selecting
→ → from the main menu. The computation of the regression function, confidence limits, and related statistics is implemented by calling the REG procedure in SAS/STAT software. See the documentation for the REG procedure in the SAS/STAT User's Guide for additional details.General multivariate regression is available by selecting
→ → from the main menu.