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Re: st: marginal effect of the interaction term in the probit model using margins command
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Ridhima Gupta <[email protected]>
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Re: st: marginal effect of the interaction term in the probit model using margins command
Date
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:08:35 +0100
But Maarten doesn't this criticism apply to marginal effects in
general and not just the marginal effect on the intearction term?
On 6/30/11, Maarten Buis <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Ridhima Gupta wrote:
>> If I choose to summarise the average partial effect on the interaction
>> term by 1 number
>
> My point was that you should not do so. If you want to report marginal
> effects for interaction terms than you'll have to live with the fact
> that they vary widely and report it as such. There is no single number
> that can meaningfully summarize the marginal effect of interaction
> terms, they are just too variable.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Maarten
>
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