Degrees of Freedom

Authors: 
Joseph G. Eisenhauer
Type: 
Journal Article
Volume: 
30(3)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2008
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
URL: 
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121376347/abstract
Abstract: 

This article reviews several attempts to define degrees of freedom, and offers some simple explanations of how they are derived and why they are used in various contexts.

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