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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
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Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:04:33 -0400
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:46 PM, David Kantor <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree, noting that highest grade attained is better than years in
> education, but it is still not appropriate, as it is not an interval scale.
> The "same" increments between values do not have the same significance.
> For example, the significance of the increment from grade 11 to 12 is not
> the same as from 10 to 11.
Interesting point. I bet this could probably be ameliorated using
regression splines with knots at key grade milestones.
Jay
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