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ERIC Number: EJ324267
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Explanation and Prediction: Criteria for Assessing the Confluence Model.
Berbaum, Michael L.
Child Development, v56 n3 p781-84 Jun 1985
This rejoinder to McCall (Volume 56, 217-218) discusses the differences in viewpoint with respect to the relationship between models and theory, the notion of "direct" tests of propositions, and the use of measures of explained variance to evaluate model performance. (Author/BE)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Models, Prediction, Research Problems, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Confluence Model; Explanations; McCall (R B); Variance (Statistics)