On regression adjustments to experimental data

Advances in Applied Mathematics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-193

  Freedman, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Intention to treat; Models; Multiple regression; Randomization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA SETS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POTENTIAL RESPONSES; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ESTIMATION;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38849087344     PISSN: 01968858     EISSN: 10902074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aam.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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