Explanation and Prediction: Criteria for Assessing the Confluence Model.

Berbaum, Michael L.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Explanation and Prediction: Criteria for Assessing the Confluence Model.

Berbaum, Michael L.

Child Development, v56 n3 p781-84 Jun 1985

This rejoinder to McCall (Volume 56, 217-218) discusses the differences in viewpoint with respect to the relationship between models and theory, the notion of "direct" tests of propositions, and the use of measures of explained variance to evaluate model performance. (Author/BE)

Descriptors: Efficiency, Models, Prediction, Research Problems, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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