SOCIAL STATISTICS
Managing Data, Conducting Analyses, Presenting Results Fifth Edition
A statistical test used to see if the addition of an independent variable significantly raises the value of R-squared from the previous model for model improvement
F-test
An independent variable that, once introduced in a second regression model, elicits a decrease in the effect of the independent variable in the first regression model
Intervening variable
A set of regression models where additional independent variables are added in order to observe changes in the effect of the original independent variable
Nested models
The technique of adding additional independent variables to a regression model to see if this changes the original effect of an original independent variable
Statistical control