The Logit Model Measurement Problem.
Traditional wisdom dictates that statistical model outputs are estimates, not measurements. Despite this, statistical models are employed as measurement instruments in the social sciences. In this article, I scrutinize the use of a specific model—the logit model—for psychological measurement. Given...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 285 - 304 |
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