Fungible weights in multiple regression

Psychometrika

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-703

  Waller, Niels G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate weights; Fungible weights; Multiple regression; Parameter sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949112610     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-008-9066-z     Document Type: Article

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