Re: Categorical data Take 2

2001-08-18 Thread Donald Burrill
On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Melady Preece wrote in part [edited]: > ... about a project I am about [to] begin. The goal is to use a > variety of individual predictors (IQ, previous work experience, > education, personality) to develop a model to predict "success" after > a vocational rehabilitation

Re: Categorical data Take 2

2001-08-15 Thread Rich Ulrich
On 15 Aug 2001 09:57:27 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul R. Swank) wrote: PRS >"If your going to use discriminant analysis you will need a lot of data and it does assume the predictors are multivariate normal." - well, logistic has to assume (almost) the same thing, almost as strongly, when it h

RE: Categorical data Take 2

2001-08-15 Thread Paul R. Swank
AM To: 'Melady Preece'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Categorical data Take 2 Why not a discriminant analysis? You might want to develop profiles of people who go into the 5 different success categories -- although they might all be equally sucess except for the last one. Henry M. Silvert

RE: Categorical data Take 2

2001-08-15 Thread Silvert, Henry
Why not a discriminant analysis? You might want to develop profiles of people who go into the 5 different success categories -- although they might all be equally sucess except for the last one. Henry M. Silvert Ph.D. Research Statistician The Conference Board 845 3rd. Avenue New York, NY 10022 T