Search for dissertations about: "Major-axis regression"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Major-axis regression.

2. 1. Multivariate Aspects of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods

   Author : Krzysztof Bartoszek; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; General Linear Model; Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process; Multivariate phylogenetic comparative method; Evolutionary model; Adaptation; Optimality; Measurement error; Regression; Adaptation; Major-axis regression; Reduced major-axis regression; Structural equation; Allometry; Phylogenetic inertia; Allometry;

   Abstract : his thesis concerns multivariate phylogenetic comparative methods. We investigate two aspects of them. The first is the bias caused by measurement error in regression studies of comparative data. We calculate the formula for the bias and show how to correct for it. READ MORE