JMU
Logit Models
An Introduction


Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department
bernstdh@jmu.edu


Motivation
A 0-1 Example

The Data

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A 0-1 Example (cont.)

Using Linear Regression

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Implications of the 0-1 Example for Linear Regression
Toward an Alternative Approach
The 0-1 Example Revisited

Using Logistic Regression (i.e., A Binary Logit Model)

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