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Gerrit Rooks 22-02-10. AMMBR III. Description of data. Variable Description Codes/Values Name 1 Identification Code ID Number ID 2 Birth Number 1-4 BIRTH 3 Smoking Status 0 = No, 1 = Yes SMOKE During Pregnancy 4 Race 1 = White, 2 = Black RACE 3 = Other
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Gerrit Rooks 22-02-10 AMMBR III
Description of data Variable Description Codes/Values Name 1 Identification Code ID Number ID 2 Birth Number 1-4 BIRTH 3 Smoking Status 0 = No, 1 = Yes SMOKE During Pregnancy 4 Race 1 = White, 2 = Black RACE 3 = Other 5 Age of Mother Years AGE 6 Weight of Mother at Pounds LWT Last Menstrual Period 7 Birth Weight Grams BWT 8 Low Birth Weight 1 = BWT <=2500g, LOW 0 = BWT >2500g
Estimate the coefficients • Assess model fit • Interpret coefficients • Check regression assumptions Logistics of logistic regression
Estimate the coefficients • Assess model fit • Interpret coefficients • Check regression assumptions Logistics of logistic regression
Estimate the coefficients • Assess model fit • Interpret coefficients • Check regression assumptions Logistics of logistic regression
Magnitude (Exponentiatedcoefficienti- 1.0) * 100 = 125 -> a smoker has 125% higher odds of have a lowweight baby.
Isolatepointsforwhich the model fits poorly Isolateinfluential data points Examiningresiduals in lr
Samanthas tips In stataafterestimation of the model the predictcommandcan beused to calculateresiduals etc. Type help logitpostestimationfor details
Cooksdistance . predict cook, dbeta
Field recommendsobtaining VIF byusing a OLS regression to estimate the same model Checking the correlation matrix of the independent variables is oftenenough. Ifyoufind high correlations (say >.6), then check VIFs Multi-collinearity
Incomplete information Complete seperation Finally 2 causesfortrouble
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