Eine multiple Regressionsanalyse ergab, dass die

This phrase acts as a heavy-duty sentence starter. Because it ends with the conjunction dass, you are setting up a subordinate clause. This means the main action (the verb) of the result you’re describing has to wait until the very end of the sentence. For example, if you found that coffee makes people faster, you’d say: Eine multiple Regressionsanalyse ergab, dass Kaffee die Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit erhöht. It’s like a slow drumroll leading up to your discovery. You use it to sound authoritative, precise, and deeply intellectual.

You will mostly encounter this in the hallowed halls of a German university or in a high-level corporate boardroom. If you are writing a Master’s thesis or a scientific paper in German, this phrase is your best friend. It’s also perfect for those moments in a professional presentation where you need to shut down an argument with cold, hard data. It signals that you are operating at a C1 or C2 level of language proficiency.

Please, for the love of all things holy, do not use this at a Stammtisch (a casual pub gathering). If you tell your friend, 'A multiple regression analysis revealed that you are late 40% of the time,' you will sound like a robot. It is far too stiff for dating, casual texting, or ordering a Döner. Using it in these contexts will make you look like you accidentally swallowed a textbook. Keep it in the office or the library.

Germany has a deep-rooted respect for Wissenschaft (science) and Gründlichkeit (thoroughness). In German academic culture, being 'wissenschaftlich' isn't just a choice; it's a requirement for being taken seriously. This phrase reflects the German 'Bildungsideal' (educational ideal), where precision in language is seen as a reflection of precision in thought. It’s a linguistic badge of honor that says you’ve mastered both the math and the grammar.

If you want to mix it up, you can use Die Datenanalyse verdeutlicht, dass... (The data analysis clarifies that...) or Empirische Befunde deuten darauf hin, dass... (Empirical findings suggest that...). If you want to be slightly less technical but still formal, you can say Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass... (The results show that...). However, none of these have quite the same 'I am a data wizard' energy as the original phrase.