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Statistical Models for Prognostication
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Chapter 8: Statistical Models for Prognostication: Theoretical Aspects of Predictive Modeling
        

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Selection AAdding transformations of a predictor variable.

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Correct answer is (b). Adding transformations of a predictor variable is related to testing linearity. Instead, additivity can be tested by adding interaction terms, which are calculated as cross-product terms between predictors in the model.


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