"the response variable is non-ordinal and categorical."

And you propose to measure...? :)  Seriously, regression assumes you have a
continuous, numerical response.

You may be able to put together a model, such that the logic says that when (a)
occurs, then response (y) is seen % of the time.  But even that is going to
involve probabiliites, numbers, and measurements.

Good luck,
Jay

albinali wrote:

> Hi,
>   I am using a set of data that I collected using biosensors, the goal is to
> analyze the data and to infer the dependencies between the variables to
> construct a bayesian network that infers the mood of a person (e.g. happy,
> sad...etc). Clearly, the response variable is non-ordinal and categorical.
> The model should not include interdependent sensors. I would like to get
> some thoughts about using regression for such a task, is it a good choice ?
> are there any other possible techniques to use? More importantly, would it
> be possible to automate the building of such models? Is anyone aware of any
> earlier work in that area?. Thanks.
> Fahd
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