forward selection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforwardandselection
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forward
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.wəd/us/ˈfɔːr.wɚd/
towards the direction that is in front ...
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selection
noun
uk/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition offorwardandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Forwardselectionis a method to reduce a scan of a multidimensional grid to a series of one-dimensional scans.
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We submitted the descriptors to aforwardselectionprocedure.
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Patient characteristics were entered into the first block usingforwardselection.
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Aforwardselectionof variables was undertaken to build a reduced model, including only the significant variables selected.
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To evaluate the stability of this predictor set, stepwise procedures (forwardselectionand backward elimination) were used.
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Beliefs about mental health problems were entered into block three usingforwardselection.
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The multivariate conditional logistic regression model was constructed using aforwardselectionprocedure.
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Multivariate models were developed using logistic regression with aforwardselectionprocedure.
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Forwardselectionis a method to reduce a scan of a multidimensional grid to a series of one-dimensional scans.
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Forwardselectionwas used in the regression analysis.
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Stepwise regression was used to identify relevant subset variables duringforwardselectionanalysis.
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Dummy variables in italics entered in the minimal adequate model in a second stage usingforwardselection(see text for explanation).
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Results of theforwardselection(conditional values) are given in each case, followed by the ordination results from the canonical correspondence analyses with only significant variables included.
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Forwardselectionresults showed that after fitting palm density, log10 (distance to forest edge), followed by frequency of small wood, explained significant remaining variation in the data.
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This is a variation onforwardselection.
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