Rich Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > You do need to meet assumptions in order to trust the > statistical tests. > You need to meet some additional assumptions in order > to trust the implications of the regressions coefficients.
Additional assumption .. such as ..? > > However, the procedure has strong > > theoretical justification if a few assumptions are made about how the > > data are generated. > - "justification" - for what, in particular? It is easier to > have tests than it is to draw valid conclusions from the tests. > Justification for being our theory of regression more rigorous. Well .. so far I'm concerned, we are not discussing about what is easy to do, rather, we are talking about what is the right thing to do (at least theoretically)! > Hope this helps. Many thanks for your nice reply! . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
