In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wuzzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I read that regression was originally developed as a technique >to develop propensity scores to be used in contingency tables, not to >develop models that adjust for confounders as it is used now.
>This is hard to believe by someone like me who uses regression daily >for the purpose of adjusting for confounders.. >I've lost the book I read this in, but it had no references in this >regard. >Can anyone comment on this? Eg., is there a seminal paper in which >some turning point visible? Regression goes back to the 18th century. The term was introduced by Galton in the 19th century, who observed that the heights of sons tended to regress toward the mean from that of the fathers. -- This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University. Herman Rubin, Deptartment of Statistics, Purdue University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
