Correlation weights in multiple regression

Psychometrika

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-69

  Waller, Niels G ^a   Jones, Jeff A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate weights; Correlation weights; Multiple regression; Parameter sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950093720     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-009-9127-y     Document Type: Article

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