Odds ratios from logistic, geometric, Poisson, and negative binomial regression models

Abstract Background The odds ratio (OR) is used as an important metric of comparison of two or more groups in many biomedical applications when the data measure the presence or absence of an event or represent the frequency of its occurrence. In the latter case, researchers often dichotomize the cou...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Sroka, Haikady N. Nagaraja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0568-9