Regression Artifacts and Other Customs of Dubious Desert.

Mohr, L. B.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Regression Artifacts and Other Customs of Dubious Desert.

Mohr, L. B.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v23 n4 p397-409 Nov 2000

Suggests that there is a tendency in social science and program evaluation to adhere to some methodological practices by force of custom rather than because of their reasoned applicability. These ideas include regression artifacts, random measurement error, and change or gain scores. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Program Evaluation, Regression (Statistics), Research Methodology, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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