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| From | James Bernard <jamesstatalist@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | st: A layman question on model building |
| Date | Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:07:36 +0800 |
Hi all, I have a question which may sound too basic, but I wonder if anyone could help: We often add control variables that turn out to be insignificant. Does that mean that I can remove that variable form my model without being concerned with omitted variable bias? Thanks, James * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/