--- beanie clo <[email protected]> wrote:
> What is the odds ratio for a change of 1 standard deviation in
> the X variable (a continuous variable)?
Easiest way is to divide X by it's standard deviation, so a unit change
in the new X variable is a standard deviation change. I find that
spending some extra time to make sure that a unit change in each
variable is meaningfull to me, is usually time well spent. In your case
you apperently prefer a standard deviation, I ususally like the range
of the variable, for instance I am often comparing persons with the
lowest socioeconomic status with people with the highest socioeconomic
status, which I find easier to talk about then standard deviations.
hope this helps,
Maarten
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