Regression with empirical variable selection: description of a new method and application to ecological datasets.

Despite recent papers on problems associated with full-model and stepwise regression, their use is still common throughout ecological and environmental disciplines. Alternative approaches, including generating multiple models and comparing them post-hoc using techniques such as Akaike's Informa...

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Main Authors: Anne E Goodenough, Adam G Hart, Richard Stafford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3316704?pdf=render