Doing Bayesian Data Analysis, 2nd Edition

Chapter 22

Nominal Predicted Variable

Contents

22.1 Softmax Regression    650

22.1.1 Softmax reduces to logistic for two outcomes   653

22.1.2 Independence from irrelevant attributes   654

22.2 Conditional logistic regression   655

22.3 Implementation in JAGS   659

22.3.1 Softmax model   659

22.3.2 Conditional logistic model   661

22.3.3 Results: Interpreting the regression coefficients   662

22.3.3.1 Softmax model   662

22.3.3.2 Conditional logistic model   664

22.4 Generalizations and Variations of the Models   667

22.5 Exercises   668

Just when dichotomous, metric, were sure,

Multiple nominal outcomes occur.

Just when you thought you might rest and relax,

Here come logistics of linking softmax.¹

This chapter considers data structures that ...