Chapter 10

Question 1

Bias

Answer 1

a statistical problem that occurs when the expected value of the parameter estimate that we obtain from a sample will not equal to the true population parameter

Question 2

Dyatic Data

Answer 2

data that reflect the characteristics of pairs of spatial units and/or the relationships between them

Question 3

omitted variable bias

Answer 3

the specific type of bias that results from the failure to include a variable that belongs in our regression model

Question 4

perfect multicollinearity

Answer 4

when there is an exact relationship between any two or more of a regression’s independent variables

Question 5

standardized coefficients

Answer 5

regression coefficients such as the rise over run interpretation is expressed in standard deviation units of each variable

Question 6

substantive significance

Answer 6

a judgement call on whether or not a statistically significant relationship is “large” or “small” in terms of their real world impact

Question 7

unstandardized coefficients

Answer 7

regression coefficients such that the rise-over-run is expressed in the original metric of each variable