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A Primer on Regression Artifacts

  • ISBN-13: 9781572308596
  • Publisher: GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: THE GUILFORD PRESS
  • By Donald T Campbell, By David A. Kenny
  • Price: AUD $84.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 22/03/2003
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 202 pages Weight: 338g
  • Categories: Probability & statistics [PBT]
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Regression toward the mean is a complex statistical principle that plays a crucial role in any research involving the measurement of change. This primer is designed to help researchers more fully understand this phenomenon and avoid common errors in interpretation. The book presents methods of graphing regression toward the mean, facilitating comprehension with a wealth of figures and diagrams. Special attention is given to applications related to programme or treatment evaluation. Concrete examples illustrate the ways researchers all too often attribute effects to an intervention or other causal variable without considering regression artifacts as an alternative explanation for change. Also discussed are instances when problems are actually created, instead of solved, by "correction" for regression toward the mean. Throughout, the authors strive to use nontechnical language and to keep simulations and formulas as accessible as possible.
1.Graphical Introduction 2.Mathematics and Special Cases 3.Regression Artifacts Due to Extreme Group Selection 4.Regression Artifacts Due to Matching 5.Regression Artifacts Due to Statistical ""Equating"" 6.Regression Artifacts in Change Scores 7.Regression Artifacts in Time-Series Studies 8.Regression Artifacts in Longitudinal Studies 9.Cross-Lagged Panel Correlation Analysis 10.Conclusion *Glossary of Terms *Glossary of Symbols *Appendix A: Dice-Rolling Program and Data Sets Used as Illustrations *Appendix B: The Computation of Autocorrelations
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