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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
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"Justina Fischer" <[email protected]>
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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
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Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:20:16 +0200
see my post to David's comment. His critique applies only if educational levels are employed as continuous variable, which I never suggested.
Justina
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> Datum: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:04:33 -0400
> Von: "JVerkuilen (Gmail)" <[email protected]>
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
> 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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