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ERIC Number: EJ140459
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Publication Date: 1976
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Three Steps Toward Robust Regression
Thissen, David; Wainer, Howard
Psychometrika, 41, 1, 9-34, Mar 76
A new measure of correlation and a measure of scale are proposed which are substantially more robust than their least squares counterparts. Increased robustness may also be obtained by use of equal regression weights, or knowledge of the theoretical structure of the weights. (Author/HG)
Descriptors: Correlation, Least Squares Statistics, Monte Carlo Methods, Nonparametric Statistics, Prediction, Statistical Analysis
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