Behavioral data are frequently plagued with highly intercorrelated variables. Collinearity is an indication of insufficient information in the model or in the data. It, therefore, contributes to the unreliability of the estimated coefficients. One result of collinearity is that regression weights derived in one sample may lead to poor prediction in another model. One technique which was developed to deal with highly intercorrelated independent variables is ridge regression. It was first proposed by Hoerl and Kennard in 1970 as a method which would allow the data analyst to both stabilize his estimates and improve upon his squared error loss. The problem of this study was the application of ridge regression in the analysis of data resulting from educational research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330591 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Amos, Nancy Notley |
| Contributors | Curry, John F., Spalding, John Barney, Tate, C. Neal (Chester Neal), 1943-, Brookshire, William K. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 125 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Amos, Nancy Notley, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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