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ERIC Number: EJ249412
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Testing Partial Correlations When the Third Variable is Measured with Error.
Strauss, David
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n2 p349-58 Sum 1981
To determine if the observed correlation between two variables can be "explained" by a third variable, a significance test on the partial correlation coefficient is often used. This can be misleading when the third variable is measured with error. This article shows how the problem can be partially overcome. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Error of Measurement, Mathematical Models, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Research Problems, Test Reliability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Explanations