Introduction to Biostatistics with JMP

Chapter 14: Modeling Trends: Other Regression Models

Classification of mathematical problems as linear and nonlinear is like classification of the Universe as bananas and non-bananas.

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Introduction

Modeling Nominal Responses

It’s Not Linear! Now What?

Predictions

Introduction

In previous chapters, we have modeled dependent variables that are continuous in nature and can be expected to have at least some linear component in the way the x variable(s) contributes to that response. But what if those two conditions are not applicable? There are many times in biology where the response of interest is not continuous or is not linear.

Modeling Nominal Responses

Consider the data in Figure 14.1.

Figure 14.1: Parkinson’s Disease Data

The data ...