Bob,
Was their model also a count model or did they transform to meet the
normality assumption of OLS?
Carter
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:44 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: Transforming regressors prior to estimation in count models
Dear All,
I'm about to embark on an analysis using count models to replicate a
study
in which the authors log transformed or used some other transformation
on
their regressors prior to estimating their models. I was under the
impression
that typically one begins with untransformed variables in count models,
assess
the fit, and then -- if necessary -- transforms regressors.
Any thoughts on these approaches?
Thanks in advance.
Bob Kaminski
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Currell College
University of South Carolina
[email protected]
(803) 777-1560
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