Ignoring information in binary choice with continuous variables: When is less “more”?
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Ignoring information in binary choice with continuous variables:
When can a single variable be more accurate in binary choice than multiple sources of information? We derive analytically the probability that a single variable (SV) will correctly predict one of two choices when both criterion and predictor are continuous variables. We further provide analogous derivations for multiple regression (MR) and equal weighting (EW) and specify the conditions under w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mathematical Psychology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-2496
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2005.01.001