Correcting for Omitted-Variables and Measurement-Error Bias in Regression with an Application to the Effect of Lead on IQ
回归中遗漏变量与测量误差偏差的校正:铅暴露对智商影响的应用
Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression estimates are biased, in general, when relevant variables are omitted from the regression equation or when included variables are measured with error. The errors-in-variables bias can be corrected using auxiliary information about unobservable measurement errors. In this article we demonstrate how auxiliary information can also be used to correct for omitted-variables bias. We illustrate our methods with an application to four…