If you’ve used much analysis of variance (ANOVA), you’ve probably heard that ANOVA is a special case of linear regression. Unless you’ve seen why, though, that may not make a lot of sense. After all, ANOVA compares means between categories, while regression predicts outcomes with numeric variables.
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The Difference Between Link Functions and Data Transformations
Generalized linear models—and generalized linear mixed models—are called generalized linear because they connect a model’s outcome to its predictors in a linear way. The function used to make this connection is called a link function. Link functions sounds like an exotic term, but they’re actually much simpler than they sound.
For example, Poisson regression (commonly used for outcomes that are counts) makes use of a natural log link function as follows:
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Member Training: Generalized Linear Models
In this webinar, we will provide an overview of generalized linear models. You may already be using them (perhaps without knowing it!).
For example, logistic regression is a type of generalized linear model that many people are already familiar with. Alternatively, maybe you’re not using them yet and you are just beginning to understand when they might be useful to you.
Using Pairwise Comparisons to Help you Interpret Interactions in Linear Regression
In a previous post we discussed using marginal means to explain an interaction to a non-statistical audience. The output from a linear regression model can be a bit confusing. This is the model that was shown.
In this model, BMI is the outcome variable and there are three predictors:
What Are Nested Models?
Pretty much all of the common statistical models we use, with the exception of OLS Linear Models, use Maximum Likelihood estimation.
This includes favorites like:
- All Generalized Linear Models, including logistic, probit, beta, Poisson, negative binomial regression
- Linear Mixed Models
- Generalized Linear Mixed Models
- Parametric Survival Analysis models, like Weibull models
- Structural Equation Models
That’s a lot of models.
If you’ve ever learned any of these, you’ve heard that some of the statistics that compare model fit in competing models require [Read more…] about What Are Nested Models?
Incorporating Graphs in Regression Diagnostics with Stata
by Jeff Meyer
You put a lot of work into preparing and cleaning your data. Running the model is the moment of excitement.
You look at your tables and interpret the results. But first you remember that one or more variables had a few outliers. Did these outliers impact your results? [Read more…] about Incorporating Graphs in Regression Diagnostics with Stata