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Re: st: xtivreg- stepwise regression models
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Ari Dothan <[email protected]>
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Re: st: xtivreg- stepwise regression models
Date
Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:49:53 +0200
Thanks a lot Justina, Neil and Maarten
On 1/5/11, Maarten buis <[email protected]> wrote:
> --- On Wed, 5/1/11, Ari Dothan wrote:
>> I would much appreciate guidance concerning the
>> correct way to run xtivreg stepwise regressions.
>
> To many on this list, the correct way of doing
> stepwise regression is to not do it at all, see:
> <http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/stat/stepwise.html>
>
> There are still some people who think that it has
> a place in their toolbox. Basically, if that is your
> position then it is indulged as long as it is useful,
> but it is discarded as soon as you run into problems
> like the ones you report.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
>
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