An explained variation measure for ordinal response models with comparisons to other ordinal R2 measures

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-520

  Lacy, Michael G ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Ordinal response models; R2 measures; R2O; Variation measure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645661992     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124106286329     Document Type: Article

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