A Teaching Example of a Replicable Suppressor Variable.

Leitner, Dennis W.

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A Teaching Example of a Replicable Suppressor Variable

Leitner, Dennis W.

Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 8, 2, 16-21, Jan 78

A suppressor variable is a regressor in a multiple regression which contributes more to the squared multiple correlation than the magnitude of its simple correlation with the outcome variable. An example of such a situation is provided for teaching purposes. (JKS)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Statistics, Suppressor Variables, Teaching Methods

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