Are we talking about eta-squared here, the ratio of the nonlinear regression
sum of squares to the total sum of squares?  If so, then the range should be
0 to 1, just as with the linear equivalent, r-squared, which I have seen
described as the "coefficient of determination."

Karl W.



On 3 Sep 2003 01:42:07 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bastian) wrote:

> I wonder if the coefficient of determination, which usually ranges 
> from -1 to +1, can achieve other values for nonlinear relations. I 
> read something like that in an artikel which said that this is shown 
> in GREENE, W. H., Econometric analysis (1997), p. 318.
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