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Simplified Regression Patterns for Classification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Hubert E. Brogden
Hubert E. Brogden*
Affiliation:
Purdue University
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Abstract

A transformation of a set of partial regression equations to a potentially simple form is shown to be permissible for personnel classification purposes when all individuals are assigned to jobs. Simplification is achieved by maximizing the number of near zero partial regression weights.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , December 1964 , pp. 393 - 396
Copyright
Copyright © 1964 Psychometric Society

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