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A Strategy for Converting a Continuous to a Categorical Predictor

by Jeff Meyer Leave a Comment

At times it is necessary to convert a continuous predictor into a categorical predictor.  For example, income per household is shown below.

This data is censored, all family income above $155,000 is stated as $155,000. A further explanation about censored and truncated data can be found here. It would be incorrect to use this variable as a continuous predictor due to its censoring.

[Read more…] about A Strategy for Converting a Continuous to a Categorical Predictor

Tagged With: Censored, continuous predictor, continuous variable, LOWESS, pairwise, polynomial regression, predictor variable, smoothing

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Statistical Models for Truncated and Censored Data

by Jeff Meyer 1 Comment

by Jeff Meyer

As mentioned in a previous post, there is a significant difference between truncated and censored data.

Truncated data eliminates observations from an analysis based on a maximum and/or minimum value for a variable.

Censored data has limits on the maximum and/or minimum value for a variable but includes all observations in the analysis.

As a result, the models for analysis of these data are different. [Read more…] about Statistical Models for Truncated and Censored Data

Tagged With: binomial, Censored, model, probit, Regression, Tobit Regression, Truncated

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The Difference Between Truncated and Censored Data

by Jeff Meyer 1 Comment

by Jeff Meyer

A normally distributed variable can have values without limits in both directions on the number line. While most variables have practical limitations, most of the time, this assumption of infinite tails is quite reasonable as there is no real boundary.

Air temperature is an example of a variable that can extend far from its mean in either direction.

But for other variables, there is a practical beginning or ending point. Age is left-bounded. It starts at zero.

The number of wins that a baseball team can have in a season is bounded on the upper end by the number of games played in a season.

The temperature of water as a liquid is bound on the low end at zero degrees Celsius and on the high end at 100 degrees Celsius.

There are two types of bounded data that have direct implications for how to work with them in analysis: censored and truncated data. Understanding the difference is a critical first step when working with these variables.

[Read more…] about The Difference Between Truncated and Censored Data

Tagged With: bounded, Censored, Statistical analysis, Truncated

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Member Training: Working with Truncated and Censored Data

by Jeff Meyer 1 Comment

Statistically speaking, when we see a continuous outcome variable we often worry about outliers and how these extreme observations can impact our model.

But have you ever had an outcome variable with no outliers because there was a boundary value at which accurate measurements couldn’t be or weren’t recorded?

Examples include:

  • Income data where all values above $100,000 are recorded as $100k or greater
  • Soil toxicity ratings where the device cannot measure values below 1 ppm
  • Number of arrests where there are no zeros because the data set came from police records where all participants had at least one arrest

These are all examples of data that are truncated or censored.  Failing to incorporate the truncation or censoring will result in biased results.

This webinar will discuss what truncated and censored data are and how to identify them.

There are several different models that are used with this type of data. We will go over each model and discuss which type of data is appropriate for each model.

We will then compare the results of models that account for truncated or censored data to those that do not. From this you will see what possible impact the wrong model choice has on the results.


Note: This training is an exclusive benefit to members of the Statistically Speaking Membership Program and part of the Stat’s Amore Trainings Series. Each Stat’s Amore Training is approximately 90 minutes long.

[Read more…] about Member Training: Working with Truncated and Censored Data

Tagged With: Censored, continuous variable, outliers, Truncated

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When to Check Model Assumptions

by Karen Grace-Martin 1 Comment

Like the chicken and the egg, there’s a question about which comes first: run a model or test assumptions? Unlike the chickens’, the model’s question has an easy answer.

There are two types of assumptions in a statistical model.  Some are distributional assumptions about the residuals.  Examples include independence, normality, and constant variance in a linear model.

Others are about the form of the model.  They include linearity and [Read more…] about When to Check Model Assumptions

Tagged With: categorical outcome, Censored, Model Assumptions, testing normality, Zero Inflated

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When Dependent Variables Are Not Fit for Linear Models, Now What?

by Karen Grace-Martin 28 Comments

When your dependent variable is not continuous, unbounded, and measured on an interval or ratio scale, your model will not meet the assumptions of linear models.

Today I’m going to go into more detail about 6 common types of dependent variables that are not continuous, unbounded, and measured on an interval or ratio scale and the tests that work instead.

Side note: the usual advice is to use nonparametric tests when normality [Read more…] about When Dependent Variables Are Not Fit for Linear Models, Now What?

Tagged With: binary variable, categorical variable, Censored, dependent variable, Discrete Counts, Multinomial, ordinal variable, Poisson Regression, Proportion, Proportional Odds Model, regression models, Truncated, Zero Inflated

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