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A Criterion for Selecting Variables in a Regression Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

H. Linhart
H. Linhart*
Affiliation:
South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Johannesburg
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Abstract

Methods are given for deciding whether to use some or no predictor variables in a regression analysis. Previously obtained results on the more general problem, whether to use k or k − r predictor variables are reviewed with emphasis on applications.

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Psychometrika , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , March 1960 , pp. 45 - 58
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Copyright © 1960 The Psychometric Society

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