Using Latent Variables to Eliminate Multicollinearity Effect in A Logistic Regression on Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

Background and Objectives: Logistic regression is one of the most widely used generalized linear models for analysis of the relationships between one or more explanatory variables and a categorical response. Strong correlations among explanatory variables (multicollinearity) reduce the efficiency o...

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Main Authors: MA Pourhosseingholi, Y Mehrabi, H Alavi-Majd, P Yavari
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-02-01
Series:مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
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Online Access:http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-196&slc_lang=en&sid=1