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Re: st: How to reduce correlation between variables
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Re: st: How to reduce correlation between variables
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Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:59:42 +0200
I completely agree with Nick. The only feasible technical solution I could think of is to assume different functional forms (based on some theory) - that is anlinear function in one variable but a log-function in the other.
Economists would often assume a log-relation for the independent 'income', based on the theory of decreasing marginal returns to income.
Justina
-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 10:50:33 +0100
> Von: Nick Cox <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: st: How to reduce correlation between variables
> I agree with Maarten and Joseph. I note also that Ebru is referring to
> correlation between variables as posing a problem but doesn't say what
> that problem is. Personally I am more wary of a model being
> unnecessarily complicated than of the bugaboo called
> multicollinearity. If two or more predictors are highly correlated you
> can use scientific judgement to choose which makes more sense or
> choose according to which performs better as a predictor. Neither
> strategy requires an extra command, but rather a willingness to think
> about what you are doing rather than treating analysis as purely
> mechanical.
>
> Nick
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Maarten Buis <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Ebru Ozturk wrote:
> >> They are still correlated. Sample size is 285 firms and I cannot
> increase it. Is there other way to sole this problem?
> >
> > The new variables created by -orthog- shouldn't be correlated. Can you
> > show us the exact command you used (*) and the output for -corr- among
> > the new variables created by -orthog-?
> >
> > -- Maarten
> >
> > (*) the command you gave us some time ago would have produced an
> > error, so that cannot be the one.
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World Trade Institute
University of Bern
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