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ess_param_f_test.pro
topess_param_f_test
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result = ess_param_f_test(resw, reswo, numparams, numparams_out [, CONFIDENCE=CONFIDENCE] [, DEBUG=DEBUG] [, WORDS=WORDS])
compute the Fstar statistic that tells you if you can drop a term in a multiple regression this is from applied linear statistical models pp 268 fstar statistic
Return value
1: means term can be dropped 0: means keep the term
Parameters
- resw in required
residual with term in question included
- reswo in required
residual wihtout term in question
- numparams in required
number of parameters to keep
- numparams_out in required
number of paramerters to maybe drop
Keywords
- CONFIDENCE in optional
what confidence to use, defualt 0.95
- DEBUG in optional
print some debuggin information
- WORDS in optional
give the answer in words
Author information
- History:
Tue Jan 22 14:54:15 2008, Brian Larsen documented, written previously
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