Bootstrapping Public Administration and Policy PAD634 Judgment and Decision Making Behavior Bootstrapping Thomas R. Stewart, Ph.D. Center for Policy Research Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy University at Albany State University of New York T.STEWART@ALBANY.EDU Copyright © Thomas R. Stewart
Bootstrapping Start with judgment analysis of judge. Use regression model of judge instead of judge. If G is positive, and C is low, accuracy of the model will be greater than the original judgments. Bootstrapping.ppt
Evaluation When can bootstrapping be used? Under what conditions will bootstrapping provide more accurate forecasts than unaided judgment? (See Armstrong 2001) Bootstrapping.ppt
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