Karen -
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Karen Yanowitz wrote:
> > However, the depend. variable is yes/no. My understanding of
> > multiple regression is that it "figures out" the % of variance that
> > is accounted for by the set of predicotrs- so is it correct to say
> > that doesn't make sense to use multiple regression - and most
> > importantly- WHAT WOULD I USE INSTEAD? :)
>
> There is a procedure, with which I am not familiar except by
> name, called logistic regression.
I believe the simplest answer is discriminant analysis, a method described
by SPSS as follows:
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This procedure determines the linear combination of predictor variables that
best classifies cases into one of several known groups. It can use this
solution to classify cases whose group is unknown.
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I'm not an expert, but the Norusis (sp?) SPSS books should give you plenty
of background and instructions.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
