Citation

Felson M. Soc. Sci. Res. 1974; 3(1): 79-82.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0049-089X(74)90020-9

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Two types of multivariate methods are distinguished from one another: structure-seeking methods and causal modeling. The former is particularly susceptible to coding artifacts based on improper use of dummy variables or of ranking procedures. Solutions for both problems are suggested.