--- "Anderson, Bradley J" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a convenient strategy for interpreting the coefficients in a
> fractional logit model? The coefficients giving the expected change
> in the response for a 1 unit increase in the predictor fail to
> provide an intuitive sense of magnitude. At least they are not
> intuitive to me. Suggestions would be much appreciated.
You can use -mfx-.
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use http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/c/citybudget.dta, clear
gen ln_tot = ln(tot)
glm governing houseval popdens noleft minorityleft ln_tot, ///
family(binomial) link(logit) robust
mfx
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(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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