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Re: st: xmelogit error message
From
Nick Cox <[email protected]>
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Re: st: xmelogit error message
Date
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:08:19 +0100
I can't usefully add to what I said earlier. I think you need to show
more results, e.g. all the -xtmelogit- output, before anyone has a
chance to give good specific advice.
What you are trying to fit exactly? How many parameters are you
estimating? What sample size? What frequencies for these categorical
variables? Are some combinations especially rare?
Nick
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:56 PM, KOTa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> probably i didnt explain myself clearly.
>
> "simplify it first and then complicate it gradually to see what is problematic."
>
> this is exactly what i do, the moment i add to the model any
> categorical variable with more than 2 levels - error message appears.
> all other variables are ok
>
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> -xtmelogit- is finding difficulty fitting your model. The most obvious
>> thing to do is to simplify it first and then complicate it gradually
>> to see what is problematic.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:29 PM, KOTa <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> i am using xmelogit to estimate the model where some IV are categorical.
>>>
>>> when i am trying to use IV which are categorical predictors with more
>>> then 2 levels (i.e. not just 0/1 - those are added without problems)
>>>
>>> e.g. i.status , where status values are A to F (encoded as numbers)
>>>
>>> i receive a following message:
>>>
>>> "numerical derivatives are approximate
>>> flat or discontinuous region encountered"
>>>
>>> what does it mean?
>>> i dont use those variables correctly?
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