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The problem of multicollinearity in a multistage causal alienation model: A comparison of ordinary least squares, maximum-likelihood and ridge estimators

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Schmidt, P., Muller, E.N. The problem of multicollinearity in a multistage causal alienation model: A comparison of ordinary least squares, maximum-likelihood and ridge estimators. Qual Quant 12, 267–297 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144234

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