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Regression Analysis by Example, 4th Edition
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Regression Analysis by Example, 4th Edition

by Samprit Chatterjee, Ali S. Hadi
July 2006
Beginner content levelBeginner
408 pages
10h 3m
English
Wiley-Interscience
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CHAPTER 11

VARIABLE SELECTION PROCEDURES

11.1 INTRODUCTION

In our discussion of regression problems so far we have assumed that the variables that go into the equation were chosen in advance. Our analysis involved examining the equation to see whether the functional specification was correct, and whether the assumptions about the error term were valid. The analysis presupposed that the set of variables to be included in the equation had already been decided. In many applications of regression analysis, however, the set of variables to be included in the regression model is not predetermined, and it is often the first part of the analysis to select these variables. There are some occasions when theoretical or other considerations determine the variables to be included in the equation. In those situations the problem of variable selection does not arise. But in situations where there is no clear-cut theory, the problem of selecting variables for a regression equation becomes an important one.

The problems of variable selection and the functional specification of the equation are linked to each other. The questions to be answered while formulating a regression model are: Which variables should be included, and in what form should they be included; that is, should they enter the equation as an original variable X, or as some transformed variable such as X2, log X, or a combination of both? Although ideally the two problems should be solved simultaneously, we shall for simplicity propose ...

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