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Nick
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> actually,
> the 1-0 variable is to indicate if the current player follows
> the decision of
> the immediate previous player. If following, getting value 1,
> if not getting
> value 0. we have 130 cases over time. whant we want to do is
> to statistically
> get the probability (alpha) that the current player will
> follow the previous
> decision from the data available. We guess, AR(1) perhaps is
> the helpful model
> to do that. Thanks for any help here
>
> Quoting Nick Cox <[email protected]>:
>
> > This is really the same question, and a question posed
> > to you earlier about how why you think this would make sense
> > has not been answered.
> >
> > However, we see here some (or perhaps all) of the data.
> > x takes one of two values, so your data are from a
> > discrete distribution. I think it difficult to see why an
> AR model would
> > be appropriate here. Possibly a Markov chain, which is
> loosely equivalent,
> > would make more sense.
> >
> > There are 4 values of 0 and 4 values of 1 in this sample. Thus
> > the data are symmetrically distributed. No one-to-one
> > transformation that I could think of appears either necessary
> > or useful in this circumstance.
> >
> > If these really are all the data, you are also challenged on
> > the score of sample size.
> >
> > Nick
> > [email protected]
> >
> > [email protected]
> >
> > > thanks for response,and sorry for ambiguity
> > > here is the sample data:
> > > yearid x
> > > 1 1
> > > 2 1
> > > 3 0
> > > 4 1
> > > 5 0
> > > 6 0
> > > 7 0
> > > 8 1
> > >
> > > then, I want to apply AR for x. is that allowed? since x is
> > > variable only with
> > > value 1 and 0. if not, is there any transformation on x that
> > > we can do?
> > > Is that clear enough? thanks
> >
> >
> > Marcello Pagano <[email protected]>:
> >
> > > > The reason, Tang, why there was not much of a response to your
> > > > question is that it is not possible to understand what
> your question
> > > > is. Of course, one can do AR on any variable, but the
> interpretation
> > > > might be a little challenging!
> > > > Please give us more details about your problem,
> otherwise don't post
> > > > again, please.
> > > >
> >
> >
> > [email protected]
> >
> > > > >>can i do AR on a dummy variable? what do i need to do to
> > > transform the
> > > > >>variable.
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