--- On Tue, 17/3/09, [email protected] wrote:
> I used -sureg- to estimate a system.
>
> 1. After using -display e(ll)- to show the loglikelihood,
> it gives a negative value. But I remember I have saw a PPT
> says loglikelihood is a typical negative value. Is mine
> abnormal?
All the information you have given us is that your log
likelihood is negative. That is not abnormal, but a positive
log likelihood would not be a reason for concern either, so
all this tells you exactly nothing.
> 2. In order to compare unrestricted and restricted models,
> I used -lrtest- to do the loglikelihood ratio test. The LR
> chi2() value is negative.Is it normal? What does it mean?
> Restricted model better or unrestricted model better? If
> model one LR chi2()=-1, model LR chi2()= -10, which one to
> choose?
This is not normal, so it means you have done something
wrong. Are you sure that you are comparing comparable models?
> 3. Is loglikelihood and loglikelihood ratio different?
yes, log liklihood is the log liklihood of a single model,
while the log liklihood ratio is the ratio of log likelihoods
of two different models.
-- Maarten
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Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
Germany
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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