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I would argue it depends on what the paragraph is about. If the paragraph is about the regression models, I would argue every sentence's subject should be "reg
by rawgabbit 4y ago
I would argue it depends on what the paragraph is about. If the paragraph is about the regression models, I would argue every sentence's subject should be "regression models" using passive voice. If the paragraph discusses how the research was conducted, then every sentence's subject should be "we" with active voice.
- borroka 4y agoThe sentence is about fitting regression models, not what regression models are, which implies a choice was made. Therefore, the active voice should be preferred, even if the sentence is unambiguous in either case. I prefer the active voice to the passive voice, although, especially in solo papers, repeatedly writing "I did," "I carried out," "I tested," sounds a bit vain after a while. As author and teacher of good writing Giuseppe Pontiggia said, to be a good writer you need to develop a good ear for words and sentences.
- rawgabbit 4y agoSure. If the paragraph is discussing how the research and models were performed/fitted, then use "we" as the subject with active voice.