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Plots when modeling categorical data |
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Jen posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 11:30 am
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Hello, I am modeling over 8 time points (equally spaced) with a dichotomous variable. A linear model is a very good fit according to all indices. However, when I look at plots of the actual and estimated probabilities, the estimated probabilities do not show a linear trajectory--instead, the trajectory bends at many points and follows the data quite closely. The model syntax: ix sx | copx2@0 copx3@1 copx4@2 copx5@3 copx6@4 copx7@5 copx8@6 copx9@7; Is there any reason to expect this in the plots of models using categorical data? Also, is there any way to know what intercept to use if I wanted to plot the estimated trajectory myself (since the intercept is 0 with categorical variables)? Thank you! |
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The growth model is linear in the logits or probits not the probabilities. However, I would not expect it to jump around. You can't compute it yourself if numerical integration is required. |
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