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Logistic regression Introduction (2015)

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Logistic regression was introduced in the 1930s by Ronald Fisher and Frank Yates and was first proposed in the 1970s as an alternative technique to overcome the limitations of ordinary least square regression in handling dichotomous outcomes. It is a type of probabilistic statistical classification model which is a non-linear …

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Introduction Odds Ratio (2015)

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Introduction Odds Ratio An odds ratio is a relative measure of effect, allowing the comparison of the intervention group of a study relative to the comparison or placebo group. Medical students, students from clinical and psychological sciences, professionals allied to medicine enhancing their understanding and learning of medical literature, and …

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