The prediction of intelligence in preschool children using alternative models to regression

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 942-952

  Finch, W Holmes ^a   Chang, Mei ^a   Davis, Andrew S ^a   Holden, Jocelyn E ^a   Rothlisberg, Barbara A ^a   McIntosh, David E ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boosting; CART; GAM; MARS; Neural networks; Prediction; Regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 81255129122     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: 15543528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-011-0102-z     Document Type: Article

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