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improper linear models: a standalone construct

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improperlinear models1 CONSTRUCTImproper linear modelsDAWES · JUDGMENT AND DECISION

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Judgment and decision making

simple linear models with equal or rough weights that predict nearly as well as optimal models and beat intuition.

In judgment and decision making, improper linear models refers to simple linear models with equal or rough weights that predict nearly as well as optimal models and beat intuition. This meaning comes from Dawes (1979) in American Psychologist.[1]

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beat3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsintuition3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsjudgment2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. Dawes, R. M. (1979). The robust beauty of improper linear models in decision making. American Psychologist, 34(7), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.34.7.571

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