Augmented backward elimination: a pragmatic and purposeful way to develop statistical models.

Statistical models are simple mathematical rules derived from empirical data describing the association between an outcome and several explanatory variables. In a typical modeling situation statistical analysis often involves a large number of potential explanatory variables and frequently only part...

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Main Authors: Daniela Dunkler, Max Plischke, Karen Leffondré, Georg Heinze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4240713?pdf=render