In previous studies, Velicer (1978) defined suppression situation in terms of the relations between part correlation and zero order validity. Conger (1974) defined suppressor in terms of regression weights. The present work clarifies the difference between the two approaches. We suggest that Velicer's suppressor circumscribes only a subset of the suppression situations as defined by Conger.
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